Jennie, I am so glad to hear that your daughter is feeling better. I know what you’re feeling.My 7 year old daughter was diagnosed in February of this year. It is a very scary time, but I belive with the proper medical treatment and prayer we can all get through this.

I am so happy to hear that Lola’s arthritis is in remission. I was diagnosed at 11 and am now 24. I am not in remission, but the side-effects from a drug i had been on for over 10 years became too much. I tapered off and am stil trying to find a way to have improvement without drugs. I see a chiropractor and eat healthier, but I was told my joints no longer had the protection that they did from the medication.

I was diagnosed with JRA at age 6. I am now 33yrs old and fine. It is very tough to go through for a child. Jenny, if you are reading this please make sure you get Lola’s eyes checked. I was diagnosed with Iritis in my eyes from the JRA and if they didnt catch it in time i would have lost my sight. Good luck and stay strong!

I also was diagnosed with JRA around the age of three. It is a very difficult thing, I was unable to walk, bend my knees or even crawl… much like Jenny said I was trapped in a closet because I was at the point where I was too large to be carried around and was embarassed at the idea of it. Thankfully modern technology and doctors at the Cleveland Clinic were able to put my disease into remission. I had problems as I was growing and adjusting into my “adult” body and I am much shorter (5′0) then I was told my body should be I am blessed to be one of the lucky ones. The is disease that falls under the radar and should have attention brought to it so that way parents may be informed to make the right choices for their children rather than being afraid of an “unknown disease”. I applaud Jenny Garth for bringing such an under the radar topic back into the spotlight and using her thrust back into the spotlight positively.

My cousin had that when we were pretty young. He was lucky that with treatment he did outgrow it, but it’s a pretty tough thing to go through.

I had JRA from the time I was 2 and was not one of the lucky ones. I did not outgrow mine and by the time I was 26 I had had both hips replaced and one shoulder. I am now 30 and have been marked as permanently disbaled since I was 22.

I pray Lola does not ever have to suffer as I have and still do. No child should ever have to be affected by JRA.

Hugs to Jennie and her family and ALL families dealing with JRA.

I’m sad to hear that Jennie’s dad passed away then Lola getting sick. I’m glad they figured out what was causing Lola’s pain and was able to put it in remission and hope that it continues to stay in remission. My heart goes out to Jennie, Peter, Luca, Lola and Fiona along with her extended family.

As a rheumatologist and mother, my heart goes out to Jennie Garth and her daughter. Hopefully her daughter’s JRA will stay in remission for good. Hang in there, Jennie and Lola!

How scary, I hope her daughter is ok, but I heard for the most part most kids outgrow that diease and are ok. She is probably mentioning her weight cause a lot of coomments on blogs was that she looked pregnant a few months ago, I remember even here people thinking that. To me she didn’t ever look pregnant, just not as toned. That’s sad her dad passed away, i’m happy to see her on the new 90210 though.