Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Thank you for that link Steph! I am going to go have a look at it! I know the FMS ribbon is purple as is one for Lupus. I have the dark blue RA ribbon although atleast with that illness people usually have a clue what I am talking about since their are labs and physical evidence that help support that. Yet with the FMS I am constantly educating or atleast wearing something to say " hey its not in my head! " --- DeNicola- <stephdenicola@...> wrote: > I do like your RA - more than arthritis idea but we > have to remember 'arthritis' includes over 100 types > of rheumatic conditions besides RA and osteo -- > lupus, fibro, Hashimoto's scholderma, etc -- that > all have some symptoms similar to RA. > There is a great website called Cafe Press. > (www.cafepress.com) This site has individual shops > that target different issues/opinions/etc. There are > some great shops for arthritis tees/bumper stickers > and the like. One of my favorite shops is Kari's > Creations: > http://www.cafepress.com/kariscreations/3427968. > Some of her items for RA do slant political (such as > " RA is the war we need to be fighting. " ) but she has > RA so she is more emotionally involved. I have the > tee that says " No, I'm not too young to have > arthritis! " > > Take care, > Steph in VA > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The 2008 Charlottesville Arthritis Walk is Sat. > May 3 at UVA's Stadium > The Walk raises both awareness of the prevalence > of arthritis and money for research & programs for > people with arthritis! The Cville walk includes a > simultaneous Dog Walk as well. > > " Never underestimate the power of a small, > dedicated group of people to change the world -- > indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. " > (Margaret Mead) > AmeriCorps Alums -- Still Getting Things Done > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Suz. I think you should persue it. A ribbon for just RA is great and someone else added an address for t-shirts and stuff. I wish they had the one that says No I amd not to young to have Arthritis, back when i was 25 and trying to park in the handicap space with a 3 year old that it took me all day just to get up the courage to take him on my own to the grocery store..I got bombarded by senior citizens yelling in my sons window saying i had no business parking there. And i had handicap plates not just the hanging tag. OH! well We do have to educate other people and these things sound like a good place to start..Thanks, Count me in and let us know... Pamela > > Joy, thank you for this information. I see the navy blue for arthritis... and " hot pink " ... " lime green " for other issues. I still would like to see awareness of Rheumatoid Arthritis specifically ... do you think I should pursue that? > Suz > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 I know how that is! I actually was questioned by a police officer one day when parking in a handicap spot to make sure the tag was really mine since I looked very young to him, and just " fine " . Common sense and compassion should tell people that one is not too young for arthritis. There are many disabled children with juvenile RA. My uncle had it as well as polio and he is completely deformed in the hands and body. --- Pamela <pamelain1959@...> wrote: > > Suz. I think you should persue it. A ribbon for just > RA is great and > someone else added an address for t-shirts and > stuff. I wish they had > the one that says No I amd not to young to have > Arthritis, back when > i was 25 and trying to park in the handicap space > with a 3 year old > that it took me all day just to get up the courage > to take him on my > own to the grocery store..I got bombarded by senior > citizens yelling > in my sons window saying i had no business parking > there. And i had > handicap plates not just the hanging tag. OH! well > We do have to > educate other people and these things sound like a > good place to > start..Thanks, Count me in and let us know... > Pamela > > > > > > Joy, thank you for this information. I see the > navy blue for > arthritis... and " hot pink " ... " lime green " for > other issues. I still > would like to see awareness of Rheumatoid Arthritis > specifically ... > do you think I should pursue that? > > Suz > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > > Find them fast with Search. > http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 He questioned you because too many people do abuse those handicap tags. It's a shame..but it does happen regularly. It is also a lack of P.R. about the disease and how it affects all ages. Honestly, I get looks from older people in the Rhuemy's office..I'm only 39. Shame on them, they of all people should know better. Kate G Hashi's AS At 04:43 PM 2/17/2008, you wrote: >I know how that is! I actually was questioned by a >police officer one day when parking in a handicap spot >to make sure the tag was really mine since I looked >very young to him, and just " fine " . Common sense and >compassion should tell people that one is not too >young for arthritis. There are many disabled children >with juvenile RA. My uncle had it as well as polio >and he is completely deformed in the hands and body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I'll keep on it... i really appreciate that someone took the time and effort to put those things on Cafe' Press... there definitely must be more we can do to educate and inform... Suz ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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