Arthritis Walk - Gwinnett

The inaugural Arthritis Walk for Gwinnett County was held today and I was very honored to be asked to be the speaker to get the walkers pumped up for the big one and three mile walks! More than $20,000 was raised for the Arthritis Foundation, I am very honored to be a part of such a wonderful event to help those stricken with Arthritis and rheumatic diseases!
Sharing my personal story with Rheumatoid Arthritis with the walkers and supporters for the Gwinnett Arthritis Walk.

Being honored to cut the ribbon to the start of the first ever inaugural Arthritis Walk in Gwinnett County with Dr. Teresa Lawrence-Ford!

Pictured with the Marshall of the walk - Dr. Teresa Lawrence-Ford. She's one of the BEST Rheumatologists in Atlanta! Signing the Arthritis Walk Wall of Heros...arthritis strikes all - at any age. This banner and hundreds of letters from people suffering from Arthritis will be presented to legislators in Washington, D.C. Since the historic Arthritis Prevention, Control & Cure Act (S.626/H.R. 1283) was reintroduced last year, the legislation has 214 bipartisan cosponsors in the House and 52 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate, yet 46 million adults and 294,000 children are still waiting for Congressional attention. As an advocate, this is an important effort to stress to legistalors that immediate action on the bill must be taken, which will help improve the lives of the millions of Americans living with arthritis and chronic joint symptoms.

Having fun with the kids and dancing the "chicken dance" - having a ball!

Talking with Paige, a nine year old girl who has Rheumatoid Arthritis, sharing our experiences with the disease, with her mom. This touched my heart to the core, seeing such young children managing the disease. She is an inspiration to us all!