The pathology request no parent of a child with trisomy 21(Down syndrome) wants to see with their child’s name on it.

Children with trisomy 21 are at an increased risk for developing leukaemia than typically developing children….

and petechia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petechia ) in children with trisomy 21 can be a marker for leukaemia….

the last few days have been stressful to say the least, from when I first noticed a petechia spots on Veronika, through to today when we saw her pediatrician.

In between the 1st spots, to the paed appointment, Veronika has had 2 blood test, both of which came back with an abnormal white blood cell count.

but today I heard the best sentence from Veronika’s pediatrician I think she has ever said to me….

“Veronika doesn’t have cancer”

Even though she has an abnormal white blood cell count(low) it seems that this may ‘just be another one of Veronika writing her own book, not going by the book’ situations. Her platelet count is in the normal range, and the petechia spots have disappeared. She still has low white blood cells, and as the paed looked back over Veronika’s blood tests it appears that low white blood cell count, may just be how Veronika is. Which may help explain why Veronika has suffered with many infections over the years. Because her white blood cell count is low, thus she isn’t able to fight off infections.

I must also apologise to anyone who may of had a conversation with me over the last few days, if I appeared to be a bit vague(more so than usual) or a bit stressed. I hope you weren’t offended, but I had a lot on my mind.

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