It is with GREAT sorrow that we at IFAA report tonight that one of
our volunteers, and RA patient, Ali McKenzie, passed yesterday from
heart failure due to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ali was not only a young
lady, she was an intricate part of both
World Autoimmune Arthritis Day 2013 and 2014, standing in without
hesitation to run many of the live chats and ensure guests were well
taken care of. Ali, we at IFAA are heartbroken tonight, and want you to
know you are loved and will be sincerely missed.
Autoimmune Arthritis diseases are SERIOUS. Please learn more and choose to understand it's not the same as "arthritis".
This is just too difficult to believe. I had only gotten to know Ali for a few months, but with her living near my daughter in and around Corpus, we talked and got to know one another some. My heart just breaks as I find out she has passed away due to complications from RA that caused heart failure. This young woman had so much to contribute and was a talented lady of graphics, and of these illnesses and so much more. The world will "miss" her, especially "our world" of the IFAA, and all of us that she had touched during the time we have known her.
May you rest in peace Ali, and know you are so greatly missed by many. Rhia
"Through my heart's work of writing, I share with you my complex journey a top the mountain, sliding down, crawling up, & living through the realms of Autoimmune Arthritic Illnesses. Taming "The Wolf" Thru each Day... One Step at a Time … Together We Are Learning to Survive. Please follow along, to New Beginnings - looking Thru the Window Pane of Pain in life where we shall find our journey leading us to - New Perspectives
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Saturday, May 31, 2014
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