Thank God his supplies showed up

I mentioned yesterday that Gavin's IVIG infusion supplies hadn't showed up. Thankfully, they arrived yesterday, right before the boys left for their Grandparents house.  I showed Gavin how to make…

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New reasons for special needs parents to worry about healthcare

My son Gavin, has something called Primary Immunodeficiency. This means that his body doesn’t produce enough antibodies to fight off infections. What antibodies his body does produce, are defective. Thankfully, there’s a treatment for this life-threatening condition, and it’s called IVIG. Gavin receives his IVIG via subcutaneous infusion, directly into his belly, twice a week. IVIG is essentially donor antibodies. […]

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