Dear Doctor

Dear Medical Professional, You will ask about his medical history, And I will repeat the story I have told 100 times or more, The details fine tuned to the essentials I know you need: He was born full term, He has a 7 year old brother who is fit and well, He is allergic to penicillin.  You will ask me what happened, And I will answer: He is 6 years old. He wasn't breathing for 7 minutes. I gave him mouth to mouth. I will hand over a careful typed piece of A4 paper. It will tell you his hospital number, The things he is allergic to, A list of medications and doses. You will take it and smile. You'll tell me I make your job easier. I will stand calm, And in control.  You see my demeanour, my hospital bags packed and ready, And you say, You've done this before. I'll nod and say many times. But remember this; That 6 year old is my baby. That boy with the oxygen, And the wires, And the tubes, Is my son. I watched him turn bl
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Ketogenic Diet: Week 5 - Can Daddy cope alone?



Week Five: Thursday 22nd – Wednesday 28th March (days 29 - 35)

#Ketogenicdiet tweets for the week:

Thursday 22nd March #ketogenicdiet week 5 starts here. Yesterday we had 2 readings above 3. Shh! Just about to check them now again to see if that was a fluke.
#ketogenicdiet #epilepsy oh well. Day 29 and still not ketotic. Will have to reduce maxijul again.


xxxxx

Daddy had to cope alone this week, well for a few days anyway, as I took Cheeky away on holiday.  Just a short update then – Mr. M wasn’t tweeting or blogging on my behalf while we were away!

No major problems – Daddy managed to make up all the feeds quite successfully, requiring only one phone call to check the number of scoops of maxijul he needed (even though I had written it down).  He managed to deal with the dieticians and take H to his appointments too.  Well done Mr.M!  I never doubted you could do it, ha ha.

H’s ketones peaked too and we seem to have found the right balance of maxijul (4scoops in his feeds if you’re interested).  Will see if they continue to remain high.

xxxxx

That’s all for this week.  Have a good week.



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