drmani-email-challenge, originally uploaded by rogercarr. Dr.Mani posted this comment on Twitter. What a wonderful idea! I am adding a personal goal to send an encouraging email each day to someone I admire. That means at the end of each year I will have encouraged more than 365 fabulous people just from a daily email. If…
Month: April 2008
Free Gift For Donors
The Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk is almost here. I am only $155 short of my personal fundraising goal to raise $1,000. for the Arthritis Foundation. If you have made a donation – thank you. If you haven’t yet contributed, let me give you a new incentive. Last night I finished writing a book on living a…
Wanted: Online Relationships
When I created a profile page on mySpace I was excited. But the first person I told about my new adventure replied, "mySpace is where kids and pedophiles hang out." I’m glad I didn’t listen to that person because I have built many great relationships with some wonderful people through online social sites. The depth…
Do Kids Suffer From Arthritis?
Juvenile arthritis currently affects 300,000 kids in the United States. Arthritis does not just inflict the elderly. Over the last three years I’ve become friends with several children and young people who have juvenile arthritis. Daily tasks and activities that we take for granted are difficult or even impossible for them to do. I will…
What Is Living With Arthritis Like?
Take a moment and imagine your joints continually in pain. Buttoning your shirt is difficult. Removing the lid from a jar is painful. Sleep doesn’t come easy. Now imagine that this pain has been a part of your life for many years. My wife Kim lives the life you have just imagined. She suffers from…
Reserve Aid Benefits from James Dondero Contribution
Truly successful people express their gratitude by helping to make the world a better place. James Dondero is one of these truly successful people. He is the Managing Partner and President of Highland Capital Management. His investment firm manages approximately $38 billion in assets. But James Dondero’s impact is not only defined by his work…