HOP for Muscular Dystrophy

As a 3 year old you are so curious as to what the 'world' really is.. but your heart is so pure to everyone around you. That is my little Reese, as innocent as they come to want to give and help.
Reese came home from pre-school last week so excited to tell me all about what she had learned!
She quickly jumped into the truck, buckled up her seat belt and couldn't wait to belt out all about MUSCLES!

R-"mommy"
Mama-"Yes sweet girl?"
R-"do we have lots of toonies?"
Mama-"Well we have a few toonies, yes.."
R-"Can I have them?"
Mama-"well of course, what for?"
R-"We are going to hop at school for muscles, and I want to give all my toonies!.."


later to find out that she has to bring a toonie for those touched with Muscular Dystrophy. Reese's preschool were all asked to donate just one simple toonie to HOP around their classrooms for 15 minuets for Muscular Dystrophy.

As a mommy, you always want your children to go above and beyond! you want to show them what it is like to stand up and take one step further. My little girl took that step. She asked me if we could raise a MILLION TOONIES! - I quickly said it would be a little diffacult as we only had 48hours before her next class, but that we would try to raise as much as we could,and so she did! We called Bama at work and asked if she would collect, and we put a message out to everyone and asked if they could donate!
Reese went back to school with a very proud look on her face, her baggie full of change and presented her teacher with a bag full of toonies and she said "This is for all the sick kids who have trouble smiling"

My little girl has the biggest heart, and she makes me so proud to be called her mommy!

'let me strike a pose' - Reese

She was pretty proud!

What is Muscular Dystrophy you ask?

Muscular dystrophy is the name for a group of neuromuscular disorders that are characterized by progressive weakness and wasting of the voluntary muscles that control body movement. As muscle tissue weakens and wastes away, it is replaced by fatty and connective tissue.

Each form of muscular dystrophy is caused by an error in a specific gene associated with muscle function; however, specific disorders within this group vary in many ways. The muscles involved are different from one disorder to another. The severity of the symptoms, the age at which the symptoms appear, how fast the symptoms progress, and what pattern of inheritance the disorder follows, are all factors which differ among the various forms of muscular dystrophy. Even within a specific disorder, several individuals with the same disorder may experience the disorder and its symptoms quite differently.

Muscular dystrophies are genetic disorders. Forms of muscular dystrophy can be passed on from generation to generation, or they can occur spontaneously in a single individual as the result of a mutation of a particular gene. Contrary to popular belief, muscular dystrophy is not exclusively a childhood disorder - anyone can be affected.  While some types of muscular dystrophy are first evident in infancy or early childhood, other types may not appear until later in life.

Over time, persons with neuromuscular disorders may lose the ability to walk, speak, and ultimately breathe. For some individuals, the disorder is fatal. There is currently no cure.

Reese raised $25.00 by simply asking to donate a toonie - stand up and donate a toonie!
to make any donations or to read about Muscular Dystrophy please go HERE

xoxo