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A Tale of Two Brothers Having Blood Drawn

April 15, 2014
January 6 - Blood Drawn

For the past ten months, Little Dude has needed to have his blood drawn twice a week in order to monitor his blood counts during treatment. For some kids, this could be traumatic. Little Dude, fortunately, has not had a problem with it and casually offers up his arm to the phlebotomist each time. His […]

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10 Phrases I Never Thought I’d Hear My 9-Year Old Say

November 7, 2013
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When you are suddenly thrown into the medical world of tests, treatment, and medications, you become a very quick learner. As a parent, I had no choice but to decipher what a hemacrit of 20 meant and whether a neutrophil count of 0.5 was low. I never expected Little Dude — at the age of […]

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