I know having juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
and the challenges that go along with it is nothing new to you.
As you've been on this journey since the age of two,
I do want you to know that your drive and determination
when it comes to achieving your goals and dreams
will ultimately pay off and what you're feeling right now
isn't growing pains. It's not somatic symptoms or anxiety or your imagination,
it's real.
You're going to have to work hard for your answers
because you have seronegative rheumatoid arthritis,
which means you don't have the typical blood markers
and you'll have to deal with doctors who don't believe you
who are straight up mean
who try to sell you snake oil cures, but you'll find your answers.