Dear Parent of a Kawasaki Disease Heart Warrior, I know how you feel. I know how scary this all is. Maybe you have just received the news that your little (or maybe not so little) one has coronary aneurysms, because of Kawasaki disease. What does that even mean!? Is your child going to live with this condition for the rest of his life? Is your child going to live to see his next birthday? Panic may have set in, but hopefully you have calmed yourself enough to listen carefully as you receive the first set of many medical instructions that will follow. You may be told that your child needs to start taking blood thinners right away, otherwise he may develop a clot in one of his aneurysms. A clot in his heart?! That can't be good. Perhaps no one mentions the word "heart attack," but later on you may realize that this is actually what the doctor is saying without actually saying it. Fast forward many years and your child's cardiolo...
Personal blog documenting the life of a Kawasaki disease survivor, as told by his mother.