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As you know we are doing a special Easter Spirit Jump for those kids who are spending their Easter fighting terrible diseases. I have asked all the wonderful Spirit Jumpers to email me if they are able to send a little something to lift the spirits of the kids and young adults on our list. This picture is from smokeymountainscents's shop  and they are sending this very basket to two little girls who are bravely fighting a disease that has and will take a lot from them.

If you are looking for a fun gift for your little one I suggest checking out these baskets and if you would like to donate yourself to Spirit Jump please send us an email: www.spiritjumper@spiritjump.com

Hello Spirit Jumpers! Next Sunday is Easter and I was thinking it would be wonderful to send special Easter Spirit Jumps to all those in need. If you have an extra Easter card, candy, stuffed animal.....let us know and we will match you up with one of the many people whose spirits are low this Easter.

Please send an email to spiritjumper@spiritjump.com if you want to participate in this special Easter Spirit Jump.

Meet Naomi and Deanna Harry. Most of you got our Spirit Jump email with their names listed. These two young girls both suffer from Duchennes. Their parents have started a Facebook group for them. They have posted a note telling their story and I thought it would be nice to share it with you. The nomination process is over so you won't be able to vote but I will let you know if they get on the show.


I asked everyone if they heard that Extreme Home Makeover is coming to Western Mass. Humbly, it is to ask you to nominate us. For those who do not know, 2 of our daughters have Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy. This is a progressive degenreative disease that destroys muscle tissue as the child grows older. Eventually the ability to move will be lost and will result in death. This may sound harsh, but for us is no more then Life. Naomi, aged 9, is already to the point where her walking is a hardship. If we are blessed she will make age 10 or 11 before she is totally wheelchair bound. (She already uses a wheel chair extensively).Our house is a 16 year old modular with no way to reach the living area on the first floor without climbing stairs. Naomi has not been able to use stairs for 2 years now. The girls room is currently on the 2nd floor. Matt and I pretty much have to carry her upstairs and help her down. Children grow and it is very hard for me to do this. Matt is great, but I'm not sure how much longer he can continue to carry her upstairs. Our bathrooms are not handicap accessible. Of the 2 bathrooms in the house, the 1 most adaptable is upstairs on the second floor. Right now we have no Garage. Naomi cannot walk on ice or snow at all. When winter comes we must carry her to the car.That is not the end of the story. My youngest daughter Deanna was diagnosed at birth with Duchennes also. This multiplies the issues that we face. She is 2 1/2 and in 3 short years the same issues we now face will resurface.If you should know another family who would benifit just as much and feel led to nominate them by all means nominate them. We are blessed by the freindships that we have and are amazed by the support that has been so freely shown us.May God Bless You All.
Nancy and Matthew Harry

Meaghan and I would like to Thank The SITS Girls SiTsTahood Blog for choosing our Spirit Jump project as Their Friday Favorite and featuring our project today! The response we have received already has been absolutely TREMENDOUS!

We are so thankful that we have this opportunity to reach out to so many cancer patients and give back the support and encouragement we have been fortunate enough to receive throughout our battles with cancer.

Again, thank you to all of you who have contributed to the Spirit Jump Mission of Fighting Cancer with One Gift at a Time!

If you haven't seen the Friday Favorite article posted on the SITS Girls Site, you can click on the link below and you will be re-directed to the post.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!

Lots of things are going to be happening with Spirit Jump in the next couple of months. Stacy has been doing a lot of work to make us a Non-Profit Organization and we have received lots of emails from people who want to jump spirits and who need jumps. Therefore, we have created a Twitter Account to keep everyone posted. Please click HERE and follow Spirit Jump on Twitter.

The more followers we have the more people we can help!

Here are some things that you can expect to hear about in the next couple of weeks:

- Updates on the many fighters who have received Spirit Jumps.
- Highlights with links about the many Spirit Jumpers and their shops.
- Pictures of the creative and beautiful gifts that have been donated by YOU.
- New ways to help people fighting cancer.
- An updated FAQ section.

If you have any suggestions, ideas, questions, concerns or comments E-mail us or leave a comment. We love to hear from everyone.

Meaghan@spiritjump.com (email Meaghan)
Stacy@spiritjump.com (email Stacy)
Spiritjumper@spiritjump.com (if you want to jump a fighters spirit)
Needaspiritjump@spiritjump.com ( if you need a spirit jump or know someone who does)

Hi Spirit Jumpers! I just wanted to let you all know that I am back and ready to jump as many spirits as I can. You will all be getting an email from me very shortly and we can start helping all those wonderful men, women and children who need us.

Happy New Year Everyone. Stacy and I wish you all a HEALTHY and happy 2009!

We have a new button and would LOVE for all of you to put it on your blogs or websites with a link back to this website. Hopefully the button will help spread the word about our project so that more spirits can be jumped. Remember its not only the person who receives the gift who gets a spirit jump, its the giver too!

This is going to be a very exciting year folks! Spirit Jump is going to grow and grow and cancer is going to be dominated by us all! Those of you who read my personal blog have heard this before: