Hannah woke up with a rash from head to toe, plus a fever to boot.   Her fever is hovering between 101 and 103.

No School again today, however, more blood work went to Stormont Vail so the doctor could have same day results.  Hannah is becoming a real trooper with blood work, but it gives the doctor answers to what her body is doing.

Her rash remained the same still head to toe and very itchy.  We are not really sure that the flu shot contributed to this, but it may have in our non-medical opinion.

Dr. Kessler called in the afternoon after getting the blood work results to see how Hannah was doing.  We told her about the spiking fever and the growing rash.

Hannah complained throughout the day that the rash was more itchy than normal.  Poor baby Benedryl is not cutting it for her.

(This was written by Dad and Mom.)

(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.