Timeline from first symptom to diagnosis

Our son Connor was diagnosed with JDM in January of 2010 and here is a bit of a timeline to show you how this diagnosis was reached...

Towards the end of November 2009, Connor mentioned some pain in his right foot. We found a Plantar Wart and began treating it. We went on vacation in Germany were he mentioned a pain in his knee's, to feeling in his own words, pain 'inside his legs'. By the time we got home on December 9, he needed to be carried almost everywhere. By the end of December he was unable to feed himself, dress himself, sit up or down, lay down and of course walk. Here is a list of tests he went through between December 10 to December 28, 2009

X-ray of his Hips
MRI of his spine
X-ray of his chest
CAT Scan of his brain
CAT Scan of his chest
MRI of his chest
MRI of his hips
Numerous Blood Work
Spinal Tap
and we finished with a Muscle Biopsy

There were many speculations of what might be causing Connor so much pain and one of them was Gullian Barre Syndrom (GBS) due to his first symptoms showing up within a few days of his H1N1 Flu Shot.

The final Diagnosis came on January 11, 2010
-Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM)-

Hope

Hope

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

AA

So the coming weeks/months will be very nerve racking for us and it was truly heartbreaking what happened yesterday.

I was so proud of AA not having gone into Bankruptcy after Sep. 11, 2001, as so many Airlines had and I was counting on the fact that the 30% - YES 30%!!! cut in pay we all took 8 years ago would help save the company and keep it going. I thought that was the promise we were given so all of this just truly broke my heart and also makes me want to hyperventilate to think we are now faced with more loss in income but also Insurance Coverage but most importantly Ron's Retirement. Without that we are going to be in serious trouble.
Now I know AA will pull through this Bankruptcy just fine in regards to all it's customers. They still have some money and are in better shape as the other carriers were when they went in. I also know to be competitive it will help AA to slim down but it is a hard pill to swallow if you gave your professional life to them and now realize it did not mean much at all.

On to better things here, we are having a wonderful time with Niki and Harlow who are visiting us, and it has been very precious all around. The boys adore Harlow and we had a fun trip to see Santa at the North Pole.
Tomorrow I am heading to Dallas to pick up Oma and Opa and we are going to be ready set and go for our Christmas Season to start :)

Hugs tonight to all our AA friends! We survived 9/11 and a 30% pay cut and let's hope we can survive this one with out to much more sacrifice...












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