In 1993, I was five years old. By mid-November, I developed an itchy rash of unknown origin along with fatigue, joint pain, and swelling.
It took 8 months — along with a host of misdiagnoses, including leukemia — before I was diagnosed with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis / Juvenile-Onset Still’s Disease.
My whole life has, for better or worse, been defin...
