Georgina

[Guest guest]

Thanks again for posting these articles. I barely have time to read them more

less find the time to find them first. You are wonderful. I hope you are having

nice weather in Hawaii. We are actually having a Spring for a change here. We

had the very cold and then it turned hot and we thought we would get no Spring

but then it cooled off a bit and now it is truely Spring weather and we are

loving it. As I read the post on the study about early exposure to animals and

JIA it made me wonder how much money went into that study, alot I am sure. I

just hope they did get other good information that will help us treat our kids.

I would never have even thought about exposure to animals causing the JIA or

making it more likely. But then I am not scientist or researcher other then what

I can research on the internet. As for the post on the withdrawel of mtx from

the kids I have read several that say basically the same thing. Ok, so when we

have her in remission we need to be confindent that taking her off will not

increase her likelyhood of a major flare. Right now I am just so glad to have

her doing good most every day that I get excited. She smiles all the time (well

most of the time, she is a kid) and is happy. She still tires easily and when

she gets sick it lasts longer and comes more often. But her joints are good

right now and so I do not want the doctor to even think of taking her off. I

guess we will cross that bridge when we get there and not worry about it now.

Thanks again.

Veri & Jaye 16 poly