by cazmac9910 | May 28, 2011 | 2Bros, Medic Alert
When you have a medical condition, it is imperative that you wear a Medical Alert type of emblem. You can find them at the drugstore or by visiting www.medicalert.org.When my oldest was little, I would put his medical bracelet on his backpack, then his shoelaces. Now...
by cazmac9910 | May 26, 2011 | 2Bros, sports
My “Christian” is the kind of boy who is going to love being on a team. He is “made” for sports. I am afraid the day will come when I am having to direct him to another sport other than football. He’s just that way.I’ve not had...
by cazmac9910 | May 24, 2011 | 2Bros, inhibitors
My “Christian”, who is five, has a high titer inhibitor. When he was first diagnosed, during his circumcision at 11 months of age, the inhibitor registered over 2,200 Bethesda units! It’s now down to 41.It’s been a long journey, and the journey...
by cazmac9910 | May 19, 2011 | 2Bros, complacency
I just did a four day stint in the hospital with my “Christian.” He had an extremely bad ankle bleed. It’s his target joint. He stopped walking on Monday, May 9th and finally walked on his own on Sunday, May 15th. It was very painful. When you watch...
by cazmac9910 | May 17, 2011 | 2Bros, complacency
My initial thought is “NEVER!” But when you have more than one child with the same bleeding disorder (and severity), you see the differences. Sometimes one brother’s hemophilia is easier to manage than the other’s.It doesn’t make either...
by cazmac9910 | May 14, 2011 | 2Bros, Newly Diagnosed
My boys are like day and night.”Lance” is 14, creative, artistic, musical and cares nothing about sports (unless it’s on the Wii).”Christian” is 5, loves Thomas the Train, anything with wheels, being in the dirt and it looks like he will...