Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Thanks Laurie and a, It's funny you should mention pneumonia.....I've had it twice this year (I get it a lot - always have). Tonight she fights the fevers again. -Lyn www.caringbridge.org/az/bonniemarie Message: 12 Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 15:13:48 EST From: pattengale@... Subject: Re: mito and infections Lyn, Mito decreases the ability of any body system to function normally. The immune system is only one of these as you can tell by your daughter's myriad problems. I have a son who at one month started with repeated, chronic infections. A cold is a guarantee of severe, chronic bronchitis and probable pneumonia. We laugh about my annual bouts of pneumonia. Although we have MELAS with only 10% heterplasmy infections seem to be a part of the whole package. Your daughter is more severely affected than we, so her infections are not unexpected. It certainly does not make things easier to know the " why. " I can only pray for your daughter and you. The only thing we mitos can do is hold hands, give each other support and " Let go and let God " while we all work towards a faster more accurate diagnosis and true treatment of the cause rather than just the symptoms that arise. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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