Help Emily raise money

This is 10 year old Emily. During this time, I started having joint pain. I was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis but before receiving treatment I was “undiagnosed” because they struggled to get accurate testing. Research regarding testing and treatments weren’t where they are today, and because of that I went 10 years without proper treatment. Now, at 24, I live with significant joint, and nerve damage and immune complications that could have been prevented had my arthritis been treated.
These past few years have been some of the hardest of my life in regard to my health and this last year on chemotherapy has tested me in ways I never imagined. Through all of that, I’ve wanted to find a way to turn my experience into something that might make things easier for the kids who come after me.
On Sunday, September 28, I’ll be walking 5km in London to raise money for juvenile arthritis research and support. If you’d like to donate, you can do so at the link below. If you’re more comfortable giving in person, reach out to me and I can make the donation on your behalf. And if anyone would like to join me in the walk, it would mean so much to share the day together for a cause that is deeply personal to me.