Re: Keely- Why this time of year causes problems

[Guest guest]

The winter months tend to cause problems in Mito kids for several

reasons.

#1 Increased viruses

#2 Increased stress and busyness (school season again, holidays, traveling,

the busyness of all the activities...

#3 The cold often is hard for Immune compromised individuals, especially

those who have a hard time regulating their temperatures

Often times just having school causes excessive fatigue issues that

cause crashes. Add to that traveling during holidays and all the myriads of

viruses with which we are put in contact with, and the fact that our kids

tend to be around more people who have these viruses at school and all the

other added activities, and it spells trouble. For my girls, just the

temperature change seems to affect them. I tend to get achier as well when

the temperature drops. I am sure there are other reasons as well, but I

hope this helps you some.

Darla: mommy to

Asenath (4) Mito, CNS Vasculitis, strokes, migraines, seizures, G-tube,

hypotonicity, disautonomy, SID, dev. delays, asthma, cyclic vomiting...

Zipporrah (11 mon.) Mito, strokes, SID, neuro-motor planning problems, GERD,

100% G-tube fed, asthma, trach issues, aberrant subclavian artery,

disautonomy, hypo & hypertonicity, migraines, possible seizures, dumping

syndrome, malabsorption problems, iron deficiency...

Luke (16), Leah (14), Rachael (12), Isaac (10), Tirzah (8), Kezia (3), &

Marquis (2) (some with Mito symptoms)

Re: Frustrated with continual episodes (concerning

> > Zipporrah)

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> > > Darla,

> > > I am so sorry to hear about Zipporrah. I wish I could help

> you,in some

> > > way,,but all I can do is tell you that I'm sorry,and I hope she

> gets

> > > better soon. You mentioned the winter,,where do ya'll live ? I

> wonder how

> > > the cold weather might affect a child like yours. We live in

> Texas,,so we

> > > don't really have to worry about too much cold weather. And

> since I

> > > homeschool,,we don't have sick kids at school,to worry about.

> Anyway,,,I

> > > was just wanting to let you know that you and your kids are in

> our prayers

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> > >

> > > Kim mom to Meaghan 15 ~~Katelyn 12 Bipolar,and OCD ~~ Logan 7

> > > Autism,congenital myopathy,possible mitochondrial disease,and

> JRA ~~ and

> > > Ethan 5 and 100 % BOY

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