Gracey's World: Last day of Thanksgiving vacation

Gracey's World

On April 19, 2006 we learned our little Gracey developed a rare autoimmune disorder known as Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) - she was 5 1/2 years old. At that time Gracey had become very weak and absolutely unable to get up from the floor. The diagnosis was the beginning of a long road to remission as there is no cure for JDM. This site is meant to track Gracey's progress as she works hard every day to conquer JDM. Thank you for your support and please check back often.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Last day of Thanksgiving vacation

Today is Sunday and the last day of a week off for the girls... all of them. Gracey and Rachaelle spent almost all week playing inside and out, coloring and watching movies. Lauren came on Thanksgiving and stayed through Saturday afternoon. Gracey has had a good week. She's ran a very low temp on some days (99.0 to 99.7) but mostly it's been normal. She's felt great! The only anomoly this week was on Saturday morning we noticed a circular rash on the outside of Gracey's right wrist. It was about the size of a silver dollar and was somewhat bumpy. It reminded me of ringworm but this was much larger and not as tightly dense as ringworm. We started applying Benedryl cream regularly and by Sunday night it's faded about 50%.

Her facial rash is still somewhat red and we apply lotion 2 to 4 times a day for dryness. However... Gracey feels great and has definitely enjoyed her week! Tomorrow is school picture day and Gracey is excited.