Take that JRA! Daughter 1, JRA Zero!!!

[Guest guest]

I know so many of you are struggling and your child is struggling and it can be

hard to think of the future for your child and what will he/she do when they are

older etc. My daughter has never hit a remission--be it medicated or

unmedicated. She has been through the wringer like so many and yet JRA has not

won. On Saturday she graduated from University with a Bachelors degree in

Education, with a minor in Music, an emphasis in History, and a Reading

Endorsement. She is now eligible to teach K-8. She has done this with ER trips,

hospital stays, injections, IVs, surgery, depression, etc. but JRA did not win.

I am not posting this to brag (although I am proud of her and her

accomplishments) but to let you know there is hope. There may have to be a

change in dreams--she has had to quit some things, change other things, etc. but

she still did it. And so can your child. Seek out the help you need, don't give

in. You can do it.

e, mom to " joe " age 21 poly/lupus