Hope everyone is doing well~a question~just rambling...

July 3, 2006

Hopefully all of our children are feeling like children today!

We've been bouncing back and forth the last few days. (

Yesterday, 's knees swelled, but there was no heat or pain, again I

am so lost anymore because of this condition....

And she woke me up around 330am crying that her arm hurt. I asked her to

show me where and she pointed from her shoulder to her fingers. I didn't feel

any swelling or heat, and am really hoping that she had just slept on it wrong.

Today, there is still some swelling around the knees, but no pain or

excessive heat, and her arm feels fine...

I bought this book the other day called The Arthritis Cure.. I didn't

realize that it was mainly about Osteoarthritis, but it had some really

interesting

suggestions in it as far as things to do at home for helping ease the pain,

some vitamin supplements to try, and some foods to avoid.

Does any one know if suggestions for other forms of arthritis can help a

child with JRA?

I'm willing to try some of the things, if they might work.

I ordered some MSM the other week and it arrived over the weekend. I'm going

to make a cream for and try rubbing it on her knees when they hurt

to see if it helps her any.

I've heard from quite a few people(mainly adults) that use MSM regularly and

all they can do is brag about the wonders it works on their aches and pains.

So I figured, hey why not? If it works, great, if it doesn't, well I guess

I'll find something else to do with it! )

I've had a few family members that receive acupuncture with successful

results suggest that I take down and try it out and see if it might

work

on her. It was a brief thought.. for about 5 secs... The poor kid is

traumatized enough with needles, do you really think she's going to lay there

willingly and let you put hundreds of them in her???? No, I didn't think so

either.

Hope everyone has a great holiday. I'll be melting in the heat tomorrow,

selling soaps at such at a local festival. Then my gmom is bringing all the kids

down to watch the fireworks.

Big hugs to all!

( , 5 ,JRA, AkSp, ???)

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