K so I lied. I do have ONE art work that was supposed to be posted July 1st and I did it about a month ago. So Happy Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month!
About JA
I was 2 when I was diagnosed and am still dealing with it 14 years later. It was an obscure disease when I was diagnosed and most people still don't know it exists. So always remember, Kids Get Arthritis Too.
It is an auto immune disease so the problem is your own body attacking itself
It is only recently that it is being widely accepted and treated by doctors
It is not life threatening but it is definitly life changing
Kids of practically any age can have it
No one is 100% sure what causes it
Sometimes it feels like the medicines are worse than the disease
Most medicines are in shot form while some are infusions
You have to take a bunch of vitamins too because the medicine suppresses your immune system and you get sick easily
Kids often feel isolated which can lead to depression
There is no cure
















