(Author’s Note: This is actually a back-dated post by Hannah’s parents.)

We were asked to come to Children’s Mercy Hospital in KC on Wednesday, October 16, 2013.

Dr. Kessler gave us the diagnosis of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), she will begin taking a steroid until we can begin a more long-term treatment than take her off of the steroid and let the main drug do its thing.  We are hopeful that after a year of no symptoms we will be able to take her off of all medication and she will be in remission.  We did catch it early, however, she will be more incline to get infections because her immune system is fighting against her instead of with her.  Which is also know as Autoimmune disease.   

Hannah was a real trooper today, had more blood work, x-ray’s and a flu shot very proud of our girl, now to begin the healing and relief process.

When we got back to town, we picked up “R” from Grandma and Grandpa’s house, Hannah had had a very big day and was very tired and proceeded to lay on G & G’s couch while we filled them in on her diagnosis.