The Germ Train: April, May and now June edition

Yup, we've been riding the germ express the past 2.5 months and I want off!

Poor SP has been hit hard.
April brought pneumonia and the Flu, type B
May came and with it came double ear infections, pink eye, oral thrush and yeast :/
June is here and now we have upper respiratory infections. Sadly we also have a uveitis flare, more on that in a bit.

In between all the illnesses, we had some noteworthy moments.

Joint appointment brought the wonderful news that SP is looking and doing great! No active arthritis! Blessedly sweet music to our ears. And with that awesome news and with all her recent illnesses- due in part to her lowered immune system from her MTX and Humira the decision was made to begin to wean her off the MTX! Woot!

Sadly the beginning of June SP woke up and her bad right eye just looked off to me. Call me a paranoid mom, whatever, but my mommy senses were tingling. Put a call in and pushed to be seen. Very thankful they got us in the same day. Yes, SP is flaring :( thankfully it was just a few cells so we are catching it very early. Back on steroid eye drops. SP is a pro at eye drops so no worries there about the 4X daily they are needed. Her next appointment is June 28th, as long as nothing changes with her vision before then.

June also finished up spring soccer- yahoo!

And SP started her new dental journey with a palate expander, we crank it daily and then in 2-3 months it will get sealed into place as a retainer for 6-9 months. As she always does, SP has been handling it amazingly! Speech still a little slurpy sounding, but no complaints from her.

And the end of the school year- look out- big 3rd grader coming in the fall (and I know! look at those long legs- my little girl who was so tiny for so long has been growing and growing)

As always so impressed and so very proud of my girl, it hasn't been easy on her in terms of health, missing school, missing out on fun activities, but she remains positive, smiling and happy. We are so very blessed.