I was diagnosed at 16 months old with polyarticular JRA and since then have gone through the ebbs and flows of disease activity -many medications, much time spent in physical and occupational therapy, and periods of relative remission. Once I reached young adulthood and had stopped growing, I was able to have several surgeries to correct foot and hand deformities. Today, RA affects most of my joints in one way or another, whether the joint is currently active, has residual deformities, or shows...