I’m talking to YOU. And you. And you. You too. I see you looking.

If you’re reading this, I’m asking for your help on behalf of Kevin from Always Home and Uncool, his family, and all other families affected by Juvenile Myositis.

You’ve probably never heard of it, but for some families, Juvenile Myositis, an autoimmune disorder in children, is front and center.  This is not happy fun times, you dig?  You can find out more in Kevin’s latest post.  No little ones should go through something like this.  No families should.

Pepsi is giving away a 250K grant and you can vote (see below) to send that money to Cure JM to fund research to help make Juvenile Myositis a memory.

Today is the LAST day to vote, and this proposal has to be in the top 2 to win the grant money.

They’ve *just* slipped to number 3.

More votes are needed.

Luckily, you can help EASILY. And you can vote 3 times, in 3 different ways, right now.

Please vote 3 TIMES today, before midnight EST:

1. Send a text vote: Text 100850 to PEPSI at 73774 (standard text messaging rates apply)
2. Use the Facebook app: http://bit.ly/CureJMonFB
3. Vote directly from the Pepsi website site at http://www.refresheverything.com/makejmamemory

And please share this with anyone you can. Pass it on.

This is easy. It will take so little of your time, yet make such a difference.

Thank you.

Haiku To Help Ivy

UPDATE

Ivy has received the treatment! Click here to read the post where her mother announced it.
Thank you to all who posted about this and signed the petition! The internet can be used for good!
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This little girl needs
treatment because she’s always
in the hospital.

She is young, vibrant.
You can see the life in her
eyes, the sweetness, love.

Only two years old,
she has been in hospitals
countless, painful times.

Her story is one
that no child her age should have.
Sickness. Blisters. Pain.

Her immune system
does not do the job for her
that it really should.

She misses out on
things that little kids her age
should get to enjoy.

You can help her… She
needs treatment that’s being denied.
Sign the petition.

Her mom wants her to
have treatment so she’ll have a
chance at normal life.

Please don’t turn away.
Help her. It costs you nothing.
The worth is priceless.

A few moments, place
your name on the document,
her life could improve.

Thank you, in advance.
Thank you for helping this child
turn her back on pain.