Vote for SMA

Thought I would put in a plug...only one day left to VOTE. SMA is in the top 10! They need your vote!

Researchers at UC Irvine are really REALLY close to a cure for SMA, but they need funding to push it towards FDA approval. JP Morgan Chase Bank has committed to donating $5 million dollars to non-profit organizations and through a Facebook voting system, the voting for the BIG prize $1,000,000 (yes, one million) starts tomorrow, Friday, January 15th, 2010. We are asking that everyone go to the polls and vote for GSF so we can win and donate the money to end this cruel disease.This is important for one main reason, $1,000,000 towards SMA research could actually END THIS DISEASE. Not "get the ball rolling" on research, not "hope for a cure," but actually end it. And, most importantly in my eyes, it could save the lives of children who currently have SMA. The research that is so close to FDA approval is one that could affect babies who already have SMA, and could completely remove them from symptoms. Here are some facts:Dr. Kierstad (UC Irvine) has dedicated his life to spinal cord injuries. He has already successfully performed a lab experiment on mice that allowed the previously-paralyzed animals to literally get up and walk. He is now focusing on SMA research. It is his belief that a groundbreaking surgery could allow the body to re-build the proteins that are missing in children with SMA. Money is holding back a cure. Other diseases, such as breast cancer and AIDS, have massive amounts of funding and research behind them, but "cures" are still unknown. The "cure" for SMA is just around the corner, but nothing can be done until the funds are there to continue the research.SMA is the #1 genetic killer of children under two years of age, and 1 in 40 adults (unknowingly) carry the gene to pass it on.Voting is open (Jan 15 - Jan 22) and each person gets one vote per day. This is an effort sheerly driven by people voting: the GSF needs every single vote it can get. So, please, please, please, PLEASE vote and spread the word to every person you know

To vote, go to http://VoteForSMA.com

About that Economy

So...the economy is bad. I read it in the paper, I hear it on the news. So what does that mean for you? Personally, my husband still has a job...I still buy groceries...I even buy gas...and I might go to a movie or out to eat now and then (no more or less than before). I guess it hasn't really affected me all that much, thankfully. So who gets hit? Not Walmart. Not Techron. Not even ToysRUs. It's the hometown, workin' hard, trying to make a living with my own business people that get hit the worst, I think. That would include my FIL. Let me introduce him...




This is Grandpa Dave with Sierra and baby Mialee. Grandpa Dave is also a Dentist...and has been for 20 some odd years. The trouble is, as my Dad puts it, "When the Economy is bad people quit going to the Dentist." Also, you would never know he was a dentist if you met him...he's quiet and conservative and doesn't flaunt his knowledge and he's not rich. But he is one awesome dentist. He doesn't have dental assistants. He does all the work himself. He doesn't schedule multiple people at once. He doesn't want anyone to have to wait. His daughter is his receptionist. He won't tell you that you need extra work just to make a quick buck. In fact, he doesn't even have a TV in his waiting room because 1. He doesn't want you to wait and 2. He doesn't want you to think you're paying his cable bill.

So...if you need a great dentist...here's my suggestion...go see Grandpa Dave. He could use your business and you will find it worth your time!

Call his office today (located in Ogden) 801 399-4477. Tell him I sent you and he'll take good care of you.