Send a Message of HOPE

We designed a card of encouragement for Kathi's Facebook community, one that people can post on the Walls of those who need a lift.  The quote at the bottom is by Author Unknown... no one seems to know who originally said it, but it's been making the Internet rounds for quite a while.  We thought it was perfect for our little image.

IH can be such a painful, debilitating disease, especially when pressures are elevated and you just can't seem to find relief.  That's often exacerbated by extreme frustration when even your medical team can't find any way to help you.  Sadly, that's par for the course with IH.  IH'ers are strong people.  No matter their ages, I have repeatedly seen them look to the bright side amidst their suffering.  But sometimes, it all gets to be too much.  No one seems to understand, and those who do maybe get a little inkling of what they're going through are helpless when it comes to finding a source of relief for them.  It's during these times that having HOPE is absolutely necessary.

Kathi, on her 20th birthday (June 2012)

It's days like these, when all you want is just one day of being pain free.... one day of feeling healthy.... just one day of knowing what it feels like to have no vise clamping your head and your neck and your spine, that IH'ers are in danger of losing hope for ever getting better; that they risk sinking into a deep depression; that they need most of all to be encouraged and reassured that there are brighter days ahead if they can just hold on a little longer.  It's for days like this that we created the picture at the top of this post.  It's for days like this that can sometimes drag on into weeks and months that we want people to share the picture we made.  Share that message of HOPE.  Kathi lives by the motto that HOPE is neverending.  With hope in our hearts, we know that there is always a brighter tomorrow.  God promises us this, and we know that He keeps His promises.

We shared the IHope for You picture on Facebook and someone asked if they could order them.  We thought that was a great idea!  So we checked it out and arranged to have a batch printed as postcards.  We'll sell them on the foundation website (2 postcards for $1.00) so that you can buy some to send to people you know -- what a great, personal way to cheer someone up and let them know you're in their corner.  Thank you to Tammy R. for suggesting that we have them to order.  You are awesome!

Kathi with her cousin, Brady (August 2012)

Look for the postcards on our website in a couple of weeks.  Send a message of HOPE to people in your life who need it.  You might just put a smile on their faces and a giggle in their hearts.  Like these two.  They are full of life and hope!  I love them so much!

~ Pia