Still, having a child with arthritis can be tough. Along with the various appointments with health-care professionals, there are the expenses. While insurance has covered more than three-quarters of the costs, the rest has been up to the family. And there's the worry. An Uncertain Future Today Kaitlyn appears to be going into remission, but it could be temporary.
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is unpredictable.
It could abate once the Kaitlyn enters adulthood or continue to affect her for the rest of her life. As for Clark, unlike her coworkers, she won't be wearing a cloth ribbon pinned to her shirt. Clark will wear the same blue, medal ribbon she wears every day. Yet, Clark acknowledges that Kaitlyn is lucky. In fact, her little girl rarely declines anything based on her arthritis.