Compete for Ms. Nevada United States 2014

http://www.gofundme.com/7r7ibk


Well, there is one week to come up with the funds to compete for Ms. Nevada United States 2014.  I have been so sick that I cant even get up to brush my teeth let alone get out and raise the funds to compete for such an amazing gift as this title.  I say gift b/c this would be the platform that Lupus needs.  I also say gift b/c it would give me a reason to fight super hard to get out of bed every single day.  It would give me a fight in my spirit that right now I have a little of.  It's there.  The fight is there, but I need something to ignite my fire, a passion to keep me going and I feel that being able to have a platform to fight for awareness of such a horrible disease which has now plagued my life, it would bring meaning to my life.

You know, some people who have this disease have a husband or have children or heck, they even have their extended family around them.  That is enough to want to get out of bed each day.  Maybe enough to at least get you to make it down the stairs.  There are weeks at a time I cant even get down the stairs.

Having a platform to shout out and say "Hey, we need our congressmen to listen and we need more research and funding for this disease.  We need more education and not just for the public but for these doctors who have degraded not only me but other Lupus warriors."

Last week, it hit me how important it would be to my health to compete.  The endorphins it would give me.

And, its not just about "me."    I can relate to others.  I have the empathy and the understanding for many things, not just Lupus.  Lupus is one of many auto-immune diseases.  There are too many people who are suffering in silence and that is not the way it should be!!  We need to change that!!