03/12/2026
Meet Atalie:
One day, Atalie started limping. What felt small at first slowly became impossible to ignore. By the time she was not even two, mornings meant tears, crawling instead of walking, and a fear we couldn’t name.
In the middle of COVID, we faced endless tests, hospital visits, and life-altering conversations—often alone, separated by restrictions, carrying the weight in silence. Finally, we heard the words we never imagined for our toddler: juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Since then, our life has been a roller coaster of treatments, setbacks, hope, exhaustion, and resilience. Watching your child live with chronic pain is a kind of heartbreak you can’t prepare for—but it also teaches you strength you didn’t know you had.
Atalie’s arthritis is part of her story, but it will never define her. Through advocacy, awareness, and the incredible community she’s found with other girls living with JIA, she’s learning she’s not alone—and neither are we.
We’ll keep fighting for better treatments, more research, and a cure. Every child deserves a full, joyful life. 💙 Click the link below to join my team, donate as well as get to know more about Six Hearts - One Joint Mission 💙🩷💙❤️💙🩵
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https://events.arthritis.org/participants/411708
