Since I've become a parent, I've realized just how lucky I am to have healthy children. There are so many things that could afflict a child, it just amazes me that my children were born without any problems.

So when I received an email from Joe about a family who has brittle bone disease, I felt the need to post about it. OI, as it is called, affects 20,000 Americans. Basically, to put it very simply, bones are made improperly from the beginning and break very easily.

Could you imagine having a toddler with this disease?

Joe is having a 24 hour blogathon for OI. That means 24 hours of posting twice an hour, which, honestly I don't think I'd be able to do. So stop by and think about donating. The money is for a good cause and you can get entered to win an IPod Nano in a drawing.

Here's the link to the main blogathon site. Joe is up and running...get some coffee!