My sister just called after picking up her grand-daughter (Abby) who
will be spending the next few days with her. Abby has just had a
pediatrician's visit and they suspect JRA. She is 8 now. Her Dad (my
nephew) was killed in the car accident in 2001. I guess her Mom and
new husband were in tears when they heard the news.

I am not sure what her symptoms are or how many tests she has had.
Jody (her mom) has lupus, and we have autoimmune diseases of all sorts
in our family.

Althoough I am really sad about this, part of me is being cautiously
optimistic and hopes that it will be something else. I hope that I am
not just in denial. It's just that I can not bear the thought of her
having this.

My eldest sister is continuing her battle with the infection following
her tkr. She had the surgery in September, and since then has been
fighting infection. Now she has seen a new surgeon and he will be
taking the prosthesis out, putting in a dummy prosthesis that has
antibiotic in it, and then redoing the tkr in a few months. In spite
of the fact that she is facing two more surgeries, she is hopeful that
the infection will be cleared once and for all.

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