What not to say to someone with JIA

What not to say to someone with JIA

• Those drugs are too dangerous

Yes, I know the drugs are dangerous but not as dangerous as what will happen to my joints if I don't take them.

• My grandmother has that

Your grandmother probably has Osteoarthritis which I talked about in an earlier post and it is completely different from JIA.

• You need to exercise more

If I can hardly walk up the stairs, how the heck do you expect me to exercise?!

• Aren't you feeling better yet?

JIA is a chronic disease, meaning it will never really go away.

• But you look fine

I've talked about this in a number of previous posts so there's no need to elaborate.

• You take too much medicine

The medicine is obviously prescribed by my doctor for a reason. Do you think I enjoy taking 5 pills a day?

• It's all in your head

Tell that to the MRI's that show joint damage and inflammation.

• You're too young to have arthritis

I have it, so I'm obviously not too young.