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Moparpalooza 2014

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Moparpalooza 2014!

What’s that you ask!?

Moparpalooza is an automotive charity event in the DC-metro area that raises money for the Fisher House Foundation.
This awesome event is presented by Waldorf Dodge!

Fisher House provides free or low cost lodging to veterans and military families while receiving treatment at military medical centers.

This is an annual event, that keeps getting bigger and bigger each year! At the event, you’re helping to raise money for our service men and women. At the same time, also a celebration of the heritage and passion that surrounds vehicles in the Chrysler family.

When is it?: Saturday, MAY 31, 2014 from 8AM – 3PM

Where is it?: Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, MD

Pre-Registration is $30 until May 17th. And $40 at the gate!

​Moparpalooza is going to be a day full of fun! As of now, they have: 50/50 Fisher House Raffle, SILENT AUCTION, DJ, Vendors, Awards, and Trophies. They will also have an area for the children to ride bumper boats!
Pre registered cars will get a discounted rate and a ticket to that nights game.

Moparpalooza welcomes ALL Mopar/ALL Years/ALL Models:

SRT, RAM, AMC, Plymouth, Dodge, Fargo, DeSoto, Chrysler, Imperial, Maxwell, Chalmers, Jeep, Eagle, and Fiat.

People from all over the country drive to Moparpalooza! And you should too!
If you’d like to register your vehicle, please click here and click on “Registration”!

I also encourage you to go to their FB event page to RSVP, get updates, chat with others who are going, etc. click here to get to the event!

(Lol this is mine. As I’m wearing my Moparpalooza 2012 Tank top!)

Some info:

 This year, Dodge is going to match the donations from the event! Up to $25,000! Heck yeah! Go Dodge!!

If you’re not familiar with the Fisher House Foundation, here is some information for you to check out!

*One of their centers right in Bethesda, MD- “NICoE” (National Intrepid Center of Excellence).
This center is designed to help treat our heroes after they come back from overseas, who are dealing with PTSD and TBI’s. They provide a safe environment where all of the medical needs are met. At the same time, the family is able to stay with their loved one, and be a part of the healing process.
The Fisher House foundation has changed so many lives, and has helped countless families, at a time when they need help the most. I strongly encourage you donate to the foundation if you can’t make it to the event.*
(The center is AMAZING! My father actually works there, so I was able to see the inside before they started taking patients.)

Please check out the Fisher House Foundations history and all of the amazing things they have accomplished by clicking here!

If you’re going, Let me know! I might be there! (It all depends on how my treatment goes for my CRPS, if I feel okay, then I will definitely be there!)
Make sure you leave a comment below, along with where you’re coming from!

Follow them on twitter at @Moparpalooza!

Thank you all for stopping by! And I hope to see you at Moparpalooza!

Sincerely,
Heather Lynn

PS: For those wondering why I’m posting this on Hopeforyourcause.net as well as letsrocktheribbons.info, is because CRPS & the military go hand and hand.

That’s right!

(CRPS started in the Civil war. And was described as above!)

Today, CRPS is still very much in the military. In fact, they say that 50% of our military coming back from the war, and diagnosed with chronic pain, have CRPS/RSD!! This health condition is well known among the wounded warriors.
That alone proves that CRPS/RSD is NOT rare! It’s NOT new! And it can happen to anyone.

For more info on CRPS: www.RSDhope.org!!

Just remember, always hold onto hope.

Heathers hope: March Update!

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Hey everyone 🙂

Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted any real updates. I’ve been working hard on my other blog, http://www.heatherstreasure.com which is a beauty/lifestyle/fashion blog!
I figured it was good for me to focus on something else, besides my CRPS for a bit.

I do have a lot to share with you. A lot of updates! And I am thinking the best way I am going to do that, is through a video tonight ;-).

This way, I don’t have to type it all out, and bore you all hehe.

*Important: I recently hit my one year anniversary of having this blog! Time flies!
I had to update my domain name, and instead of going with .org (since this isn’t an organization) , I went with .net.*

My hope, is that this blog will transform into an outlet for myself, as well as other CRPS fighters to share their stories, experiences, photos, etc… Making it a small network, I think? I hope?
With that being said, if you’d like to share any/all of the above, PLEASE email me at Hope4yourcause[at]gmail.com! We do not need to put your real name on the blog if you’re not comfortable with that.
So, this blogs URL is now http://www.hopeforyourcause.net!

The last thing I wanted to quickly share with you, is a video of mine from last September (I hope I’m right about the month).
It’s an actual update at that time, I am talking in the video and sharing information.

The only thing I didn’t know at the time, is regarding my spasms.
They were spasming throughout the whole video, it was just hard to tell for some reason.
But! If you look in between my toes (where they meet my feet), you’ll see the area in between my toes going up and down.
This is because I have discovered that my toe spasming is actually caused by the muscle (I’m assuming it’s a muscle lol) that is behind my toes. That’s the actual area that is spasming in that part of my foot, which is why my toes wiggle as if they are waving to you at times.

Some of the info in the video is out dated (I don’t use the bone stimulator anymore). But, I wanted to share this with you because the spasming in between the toes, is very obvious.

**CRPS fighters!**: Does anyone else with CRPS notice this with their toes? (Spasming in that area)
I’m very curious to hear from you guys.
~Those of you who’s CRPS started in your upper body, do your fingers spasm? Kind of in the same ways as the toes do? Do you notice a specific muscle/area that goes crazy the most?

*I’d love to hear from you all! Please leave a comment below If you’d like to share 🙂
(These types of things really do help others know that they’re not alone. Please help and get the word out, that they’re definitely not alone!) *

Anyhoot! Here’s the video (about 6 months old)

Ps: feel free to check out my “CRAPpy CRPS” feet on YouTube. My user name is MMorheather. (I don’t promote it often. Because it’s literally all of my feet lol. I use it mainly as a reference, for situations like these). But there are a lot of videos on there, sharing what life is like with CRPS.

Thank you all for stopping by!
I hope everyone has a low pain week!

Love always,
Heather Lynn

Oh yeah! If you have twitter, make sure you check out my other account, @urockyourcause! It’s made for my other blog http://www.letsrocktheribbons.info (but CRPS is shared on both,often!) thank you!

Close to finding a cause for CRPS?

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Hey everyone!

I wanted to quickly share with you a very interesting article that I came across, regarding CRPS/RSD.

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The title is called,“Researchers close in on Causes of CRPS”,by David Wild. Which was published on “Anesthesiologynews.com”, under Pain Medicine.

Here are two paragraphs from the article:

“CRPS is neuropathic in that there are characteristic neuropathic sensory abnormalities, but it also shows signs of central sensitization, inflammation, and autonomic and motor abnormalities,” Dr. Baron said.

One way of grouping CRPS patients is by looking at their distinct somatosensory dysfunctions, Dr. Baron said. Individuals with deficits in temperature detection but no allodynia, and with loss of small nerve fibers, innervation and nerve degeneration, can be classified as having a neuropathic disorder. A second cluster of patients can be seen as having central sensitization, with normal temperature sensitivity but severe mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia. A third patient cluster may have inflammatory CRPS, with deep hyperalgesia and heat hyperalgesia but no hyperalgesia to prick testing, Dr. Baron explained.”

Please click here for the full article!

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this article, whether you are a CRPS fighter or not.

I personally feel that we are so close to finding SOMETHING! I am not sure what… But I do feel that we are so close to discovering something that will help those of us with CRPS, get our quality of life back (Maybe not 100%, but any relief, is good relief!)

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CRPS fighters, what was your first thought after reading this article? Does it provide you with a little hope? Or do you feel like we are in the same position as before?

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Anyhoot! I hope everyone is having a great weekend! And a low pain weekend. I know this winter weather is BRUTAL! But, spring is on its way! yay!

Thank you for stopping by!
Love,
Heather Lynn

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Change in 10 seconds..

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Hey everyone!

So.. I downloaded this app on my new computer, which allows you to find photos through your email addresses!

Best part? It can retrieve photos from 10 years ago! (Depending on how long you had your email address!)
It’s called “Lost photos”? I think?
.. I can’t 100% remember the name, but if you are personally interested in the app, leave a comment on this post, and I will check my computer for you :-).

Anyhoot!
I came across a photo collage that I made a couple months after I was diagnosed with CRPS/RSD (Mid June 2012).

It shows what happened at the time when I had my feet up (not necessarily “elevated/above the heart”. But, up as in.. Laying down).
Then what happened as soon as I started to stand..then back with my legs up in bed.

Keep in mind, this was almost 2yrs ago.
Things have gotten worse since then. But I’m happy that I found this photo, to show what CRPS/RSD is.. And why it is so disabling.

I also found this. 😦

2 years later…. It is now in both feet and legs, as well as both arms. 


(Left foot)


(Right foot- the foot I originally broke)

Those are just a few photos…

If you’d like… I do have a YouTube channel that I don’t promote much.
I have a lot of flares recorded, under “MMorheather”. If you’re interested, you should take a look.

If you’d like to send me your story to share on my blog, along with photos… I’d love it!
Please email me at hope4yourcause[at]gmail[dot]com. With the subject (CRPS story).

Thank you for taking your time to read this.

Hope all is well.
Sincerely,
Heather Lynn

Ps: I do have a gofundme account, my story is on the page,along with why I have a page. If you have a moment, please go to http://www.gofundme.com/LRTR2013
Thank you so much ❤

Quote by JFK

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> “We can have faith in the future only if we have faith in ourselves.” – John F. Kennedy

Always remember, to never give up hope. And to have faith in yourself, you are strong enough to fight CRPS.

A treatment …and hopefully a cure will be found. Maybe not tomorrow… Or next week, but it’s coming!
We got this! 😉

Happy thanksgiving everyone!

Love always,
Heather Lynn

CRPS Tool Box: I was ON AIR w/ JoeyGiggles!

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CRPS Tool box:

Joey Giggles is known across the web for starting an online community, that supports one another ( #JGF family).

He has two radio shows on Blog talk radio. One of them is called “RSD and you”!

To check out his shows archives, and to listen to upcoming shows, click here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joeygiggles

I was very fortunate to have the opportunity on November 6th, to be apart of his show!
Callers called in to ask questions too! One of those callers was Barbie Ingle, She’s such an amazing woman, and truly an inspiration.

Make sure you click the link below,and press play!(Under Joey Giggles photo)
I come on the show about 15 minute in!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joeygiggles/2013/11/06/rsd-and-you-show

Here’s a link to a recent show he did with a woman who discusses Calmare Therapy!
(I highly recommend you listen! Especially if you’re a CRPS fighter, wanting more info on a treatment that has helped many!)

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joeygiggles/2013/11/14/rsd-and-you-show

If you’ve been following my blog, then you may know that Calmare therapy is the route I want to go as well!

I am so excited to hear all of these success stories in the past few weeks! Woot woot! 😉

Here’s a link to another source, where a CRPS fighter talks about their experience with Calmare!
http://www.rsdcrpsdoesntownme.com/articles/an-insiders-view-of-calmare
( from http://www.RSDCRPSdoesntownme.com)

*Also, I’ve been receiving many emails from CRPS fighters, as well as caregivers wanting to ask me questions.*
I love it! You all are so awesome!
If you’ve emailed me, and I haven’t replied.. Please leave a comment on a post on my blog and let me know that you sent me an email. Or, if it’s a question you have, you can leave it in a comment and I’ll reply that way! I ended up finding a couple emails in my spam folder.
((I approve all comments! I will not approve a comment if you ask me not too! No worries!))

So, let me know! I don’t want you too think I’m ignoring you!
My email is hope4yourcause[at]gmail.com! 🙂

Please share this post, and help spread awareness about CRPS/RSD!

Also, I just posted a post called “Attention CRPS fighters!” … If you are a CRPS fighter, PLEASE check out that post & answer 1 of the questions (or more-up to you) by leaving a comment on that post. More info is provided on the post! 🙂

Thank you for checking this post out! Be sure to listen to me on Joey Giggles Radio show!

Love,
Heather Lynn

Ps: For more info, go to http://www.RSDhope.org.
Their site has amazing up-to-date information about CRPS, Treatments, support resources, etc!

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Attention! CRPS fighters!

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Hey CRPS/RSD Fighters!

I want to try something, but I really need your help, in order for this to be successful.

My ultimate goal here, is to spread awareness about CRPS and share what it’s like to have it.

What do I need from you?
-Below are a few questions. It would be so helpful if you answered one of them for me! You are definitely more than welcome to answer all of them!

*Please* leave your answer(s) in the comment box below this post! Please put the # of the question(s) that you chose,in front of your answer (so we know what question(s) you chose)

After you post your comment, could you please please please share this post on your FB/Twitter,Tumblr,Blog,etc? (Anywhere that other CRPS fighters will see it! The more people who participate, the better)
Thank you! 🙂

What are the questions? Drum roll please….

#1) In ONE sentence, how would you describe what CRPS is?

#2) In ONE sentence, how would you describe what it feels like during a CRPS flare? (To someone that does not have CRPS)

#3) In ONE sentence, please share ONE thing that has changed the most, after being diagnosed with CRPS?

#4) In ONE sentence, what advice would you give to a newly diagnosed CRPS fighter?


( http://www.RSDhope.org)

What am I planning on doing with the answers you give me?

I am going to make another post with your answers! The post will be geared towards spreading awareness, sharing the many different ways it affects people differently, helping those who don’t have it..understand what it’s like to have CRPS, as well as provide insight for those who are newly diagnosed.

I feel it is so important for people to see how many people have CRPS, and how different things are between each person.

It’s also important for those who have CRPS, to know that they aren’t alone.

In your comment, please leave your name (at least your first name) And feel free to leave your email/twitter/FB/etc!

I wanted to make the post before the end of November (CRPS awareness month)-But, I haven’t received many answers from other CRPS. 😦
Please help me spread the word by sharing this post, and answering the question(s) you choose, by December 5, 2013!

Thank you so much!
I look forward to reading your answers!

Love,
Heather Lynn

Twitter & IG: @aBlondeBabe
FB: http://www.Facebook.com/HLynnMD

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#WearOrange4CRPS

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Hey everyone!!

This is a reminder for “Operation Wear Orange!”.

In 2 days,(November 5th, 2013) I am asking everyone to wear something that is orange (T shirt, socks, pants, bracelet, hat, shoes..etc!) it can be anything! For CRPS awareness day!
Make sure you snap a photo, and send it to me! ( Over FB, twitter, email, Instagram,etc..)
**All of my information above, is on the original post!**
Click here for all the information 🙂
http://hopeforyourcause.org/2013/10/17/opwearorange/

I remember those of you who did this for me last year, it meant the world to me!


(I took this from my IG- look at all the people who showed support, just by changing their avi on FB! That wasn’t even everyone!
I’m so upset I lost all the photos that people sent me of them rocking their orange on my phone :-(. But not this year!)

Please help me this year, and #WearOrange4CRPS 😉

Thank you so much!

Love,
Heather Lynn

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Color changes during a flare..yuck

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Hey everyone!

It’s things like this, that are hard for me to share…. But I feel that it’s necessary, so you can see that CRPS/RSD is NOT always an “invisible” illness.

Click here for my most recent update that I’ve shared: http://hopeforyourcause.org/2013/10/06/heathercrpsupdate/
(It’s not all good) 😦

This video shows you what it looks like IN THE BEGINNING of a flare… Eventually it goes up to my mid calf, sometimes up to my knees.

Both feet are also usually involved.

But you can watch my feet change colors right before your eyes, as well as my toes spasming 😦

It’s very painful.


(Both feet are flared up. Can you guess which side feels like I have severe frost bite? And which one feels like it’s on fire?!)

Love,
Heather Lynn

Please check out my beauty & lifestyle blog!
http://www.HeathersTreasure.com!

If you’d like to help me raise funds for treatment, co pays, medical bills, medication, etc. I have a gofundme account. Please click here:

http://www.gofundme.com/LRTR2013

(I do post updates/photos/info/etc.)
Thank you so much ❤

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Operation Wear Orange!

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Hey everyone!

– Would you like to put a smile on millions of faces?
– Would you like to show your support to every CRPS fighter?
– Possibly change lives in a positive way?
*(By doing something so simple, and possibly even fun!? Without spending a dime!)*

~Keep reading, and you’ll see what “Operation Wear Orange!” Is all about! ~

For those who don’t know, November is CRPS awareness month! (Yep! We have one of those! But, we need it to start spreading more awareness)
There is an amazing organization called Power of Pain, http://www.powerofpain.org, they call next month “Nervember”, which is catchy and appropriate!
You should definitely go check out their website! They provide information about many forms of Chronic pain!

Through out the whole month, I am going to try my hardest to post something new everyday, whether it’s information, an update, some inspiration, who knows- maybe just a goofy picture of my “catdog” for some giggles! 🙂

Another important thing about next month (besides my Birthday ::cough cough:: the 14th ::cough cough::)
Is CRPS awareness day! Which is on November 5!

It would mean the world to me if you all will “celebrate” this day, and show your support, by wearing orange! It could be an orange shirt, tie, socks, pants, jewelry,etc!


(This was me last year)

If your having a conversation with co workers, friends, family, or even strangers… Try to spread awareness about CRPS!

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This is where “Operation Wear Orange!” Comes into play!

-For those who rock orange on November 5th, please take a photo and either:
Tweet it, FB it, or Instagram it (and tag me @aBlondeBabe) with the hash tag #WearOrange4CRPS!

(If you don’t have any of the above, feel free to email me @ Hope4Yourcause@gmail.com!)

-I will not only make a huge collage (or hopefully collages), that you will be apart of, and will be posted on my blog!

**IF WE CAN GET OVER 100 PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE,THEN:**
I will pick 2-3 winners, who will win a prize! 😉

Ultimately, you will be showing your support to millions of people who are fighting this debilitating condition 24/7. Words can not describe how much that would mean.

**If there are any companies that would like to donate items/offer their services, for the challenge winners, please email me at:
Hope4Yourcause@gmail.com!!**
Your business will be promoted through out the month of November (CRPS awareness month) on this site, my personal twitter, letsrocktheribbons.com, LRTR’s twitter account ( @urockyourcause), blogsbyheather.tumblr.com, http://www.facebook.com/HLynnMD and my personal FB account.
*During and After the month of November, your logo(or a photo of your choice, that represents your business) will go on the side of this site with the other “Supporters”. Your photo/logo will be directly linked to your website!* 🙂

*I will post a reminder on November 1st*

Until then, please share this post through out social media, to your loved ones, and mark your calendars! “Operation Wear Orange!” #WearOrange4CRPS!


(Be sure to check out my other website which is dedicated to spreading awareness about numerous causes! http://www.letsrocktheribbons.info (-: Where you rock your cause!)

**Let’s educate the world about CRPS, and help us put out the fire**

Again, please share this post all over!
-How awesome would it be if 100 people participated in “Operation Wear Orange!”??
500 people?!
1,000 people!!?
It’s possible… But not without you!

Thank you so much
Love,
Heather Lynn

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