Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Cards

I designed these cards for a friend and several people liked them and wanted to know how to make them.  I created a free tutorial video to show you how you can make them, too!  The inside of the card contains the green Mito awareness ribbon (as does the back).  The video follows the pictures of the outside and inside of card. Click here for the supply and dimension list.

Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Cards from Pattie Curran on Vimeo.

May 15, 2011 I am hosting a Stamp out Mito Fundraiser, you can see the flyer for the fundraiser here. I added this because I've had people ask me where they can purchase the stamps to make these cards. If you purchase the stamps or supplies to make the Mito Cards through my website, before May 15, 2011, proceeds go to UMDF. I'm donating all of my profits through the 15th to the UMDF. The Hope & Strength stamp set is only available through August 31, 2011. The Ribbon of Hope should be available longer. If you order supplies or stamps to make these cards  after May 15th, you can choose to donate the proceeds to MitoAction, UMDF or Shwachman-Diamond America. Just let me know when you place your order. I am currently using these same sets to create a Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Awareness card like the Mito cards you see here.

Blood Drive Update and Mito Walk

The Blood drive collected 44 pints of blood! Absolutely amazing. The Red Cross told us that 30 pints would be considered a good drive. 

Our family is also participating in the Energy for Life Walk to benefit United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation on October 15, 2011.  We've named our team Currans for a Cure.  I started a Facebook Page, for those of you on FB who would like to follow our progress.  I contacted the UMDF and was told we could register our team in the next few weeks.  I am really excited!

I am hoping to host a "Stamp out Mito" event soon.....  I am going to see if I can host it here at the house AND allow people to order items on-line to benefit UMDF.

We've spent a lot of time at the hospital with friends this last week.  One of our Mito friends from TN (met them in Cincy) had her daughter transported here to Brenner when her daughter's gut shut down.  She is now TPN dependent.  A few days ago, our local Mito friend's daughter landed in the hospital.  So, we've been visiting and helping out.  Mito isn't fun. 

Our lives continue on as usual-- pain, sleep issues, fatigue.... but we are thankful for each day and try to enjoy life in spite of the constant reminders that SDS and Mito are part of our lives.