Hope all is well with everyone today.  Just thought I'd turn to my online community for a little more support and perhaps a bit of input.  My husband and I were really hoping to have a 3rd child, and now that our second has this JRA diagnosis, we're not so sure it would be the responsible thing to do.  I'm happy to say that Brianna's arthritis seems to be doing well.  It has become a part of life, and so long as she's not in pain (which she isn't right now, thankfully), we're managing.  When she was first diagnosed my whole world fell apart, but now we're at a point that we can be thinking of expanding the family!

I look at our kids and cannot help but imagine them with another sibling!  I know, it sounds crazy, but that's how we're feeling right now.  When I think of the future, I think of our kids supporting one another through thick and thin, and long for the opportunity for that to happen. 

So, I ran this by the OB/GYN who, not surprisingly, told me he'd have to look into the stats and get back to me.  The next email was to the ped rheumy, who gave me some stats.  Long story short, it looks like it would be about a 1:500 to 1:1,000 chance of the other sibling getting JRA.  There is another type of JRA (which Brianna does not have) that would change the stat to 1:100.  In her 20 years experience, she has only seen 2 cases where the sibling got a JRA diagnosis.

Am I being selfish to even be thinking of taking a risk, no matter how remote the chances?  I don't want to look back with regret...

What would you do?

We also had a f/u for Brianna just yesterday, and she continues to do well!! 

So, we're off to OBX on Friday with peace in our hearts!  Hope you're all doing well!!  Thanks again...