The student asked many questions about her hemiplegia...he was very nice, it just took a long time and she was getting inpatient. Luckily my mom was there to help entertain her.
After another long wait the doctor came in. He also asked several questions about her hemiplegia. I asked some questions about the disorders they would rule out and he listed about 7 genetic and other clotting tests.
He also said he would recommend daily aspirin for future stroke prevention. However, because of the risk of Reyes syndrome, and other risks, I'll talk to our neurologist and pediatrician before starting aspirin. I believe our neurologist doesn't recommend aspirin prevention, but I need more information since I think we have conflicting opinions on this.
We went to a separate clinic to have 7 vials of blood drawn for the clotting and genetic tests. The lady that drew her blood was awesome! She was sweet to Josephine and me... and got it on the first prick!!
Josephine cried hard and even screamed "maaaamaaa" several heart breaking times as I held her during the blood draw. However, when we said "all done" she stopped crying immediately, happily repeated "all done", and began waving, smiling, and saying "bye!!bye!!bye!!. She is so sweet and her personality is adorable!
This picture was taken after her blood was drawn today. She is snuggling on top of me resting.
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