Re: Well, she has pneumonia AGAIN! -

[Guest guest]

Thanks , Kristan is doing better. I have now come to realize

like you said that our special kids are more likely to get colds that

can turn into pneumonia even when we take every precaution.

Take care, hope is having good days.

Satnam

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>

> Dearest Satnam,

>

> Sorry to hear of Kristan's pneumonia. I do hope she gets well fast

this

> time. Do not blame yourself for Kristan's illness. I am sure a lot

of

> parents here will agree with me when I say our special kids are

simply more

> likely to get colds and flus that can turn to pneumonia easily.

has

> them every 3 - 4 months once too! I know of a parent who does

everything

> for her son and he got into a bout of pneumonia last week too.

Anyway, just

> a quick note to wish Kristan well and you, mummy, take care too.

>

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> " kristansmomm

> y " To:

ketogenic

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lus.net> Subject:

Well, she has pneumonia

>

AGAIN!

>

22/11/2004

> 12:28

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> respond

to

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ketogenic

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> My poor little Kristan has pneumonia again! This is the third time

> in a year she has had pneumonia and ear infection. She's on

> antibiotics again and is actually doing better this time around than

> the last time she had pneumonia. She has her appetite back and is

> taking her bottle again and is playful too.

>

> She caught a cold on Wed. and I took her the next day to the doctor

> who said it wasn't bad, but said bring her back the next day and

then

> that night she had trouble breathing and her chest sounded crackly,

> so I used the ventolin inhaler which improved her breathing and once

> we are at the doctors she confirmed it was pneumonia again. I

almost

> broke down at her office, three times in a year, what am I doing

> wrong? She reminded me that Kristan didn't have pneumonia the day

> before she saw her and that it wasn't anything I did, her cold just

> got worse.

>

> The only thing different this time around is that we are noticing

> smiling/laughing type of seizures when she is awake. They last a

few

> seconds. Any thoughts on why she is having these types of seizures?

>

> Satnam, mom to Kristan, 23 months

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[Guest guest]

You take care too Satnam.

" kristansmomm

y " To: ketogenic

Subject: Re: Well, she

has

pneumonia AGAIN! -

24/11/2004

03:10 AM

Please

respond to

ketogenic

Thanks , Kristan is doing better. I have now come to realize

like you said that our special kids are more likely to get colds that

can turn into pneumonia even when we take every precaution.

Take care, hope is having good days.

Satnam

[Guest guest]

You take care too Satnam.

" kristansmomm

y " To: ketogenic

Subject: Re: Well, she

has

pneumonia AGAIN! -

24/11/2004

03:10 AM

Please

respond to

ketogenic

Thanks , Kristan is doing better. I have now come to realize

like you said that our special kids are more likely to get colds that

can turn into pneumonia even when we take every precaution.

Take care, hope is having good days.

Satnam

[Guest guest]

You take care too Satnam.

" kristansmomm

y " To: ketogenic

Subject: Re: Well, she

has

pneumonia AGAIN! -

24/11/2004

03:10 AM

Please

respond to

ketogenic

Thanks , Kristan is doing better. I have now come to realize

like you said that our special kids are more likely to get colds that

can turn into pneumonia even when we take every precaution.

Take care, hope is having good days.

Satnam