Evie's Arthritis

We are so happy to announce that Evie is in a full remission!

On August 14th she took her final dose of Methotrexate and is doing SO well. Hopefully that's it and the arthritis will never come back, though we fully realize it could return at some point. The relief though is knowing that we know which medicine combo works for her and we know the signs to watch for, so IF it should come back we can quickly treat it before it becomes an issue.

Every 6 months for the next 12 years she'll have to go to the eye specialist to watch for an eye disease called uveitis, but so far she hasn't had any issues with her eyes and her vision is at 20/20.

While it was a rough year and a half dealing with the disease and figuring out the best treatment for Evie, we've been very fortunate for her to be in remission so soon. Other kids aren't as lucky and it breaks my heart to see those with much worse cases. We'll still stay involved with the JRA Family network we've become a part of, and will hopefully always have our Evie's Elves team for the Jingle Bell walk in December. The Arthritis Foundation has truly helped us along the way, and we're blessed to have access to the doctors and specialists that are here in Denver.

When I think back to even last Christmas, Evie is a completely different little girl in regards to her activity level. She LOVES to jump and climb and dance and run, all of the things that were painful for her last year. It's just such a relief to watch her be a normal little girl!