FIrst post I opened when I came back today. My prayers are with you and your family... I know this is very scary for everyone. Fingers crossed that God will answer all the prayers sent.
Mia, what a beautiful name. I will think and pray for her. I don't pray a lot but I believe If many do send their good-wishing-thoughts she WILL improve. Keep us updated!!
My son was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease when he was 1 1/2 years old. I know exactly what she and her parents are going through. Of course your family and your little cousin have my prayers, that goes without saying. When we took my son to the doctor, they told us he had a Staph related ear infection and gave him antibiotics. The next day I had him in the ER. Nobody in the ER had a clue on what was going on with him. He was dehydrated so much that it took several techs a total of 8 tries to get an IV in him. Even then still no one knew what was wrong. I called my best friend to give her an update and her mom was listening in. Her mom is a RN and her friend's son had just been diagnosed the week before. I told the doctor and he ran out of the room. He came back in less than 5 minutes and said that it was Kawasaki. My son was under the care of a pediatric cardiologist for 2 years and thank the Lord he never did develop an aneurysm. It's a very scary thing though. It's viral but when my son was diagnosed, doctors didn't know how a person caught it. My son basically had all the strikes against him- a baby boy around the age of 2 of Asian descent (he's half Chinese). Have your cousin's parents look into the Kawasaki Foundation online. It's a support group for parents and families of children diagnosed with Kawasaki. Please feel free to PM me if you'd like. It changed my son's personality for a few years, but he's back to himself now. He's 8 years old and loves playing soccer.
Tyler, keep your chin up, we all are sending out good prayers.
Reading Jenni's post makes me believe..I had never heard of it, than you get on turtle site and find out so much. Thanks for sharing Jenni. It is always better when someone can say they understand, at least a little bit better than most of us.
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