To Whom It May Concern, Hello old high school acquaintance on Facebook, who usually scrolls past me on their newsfeed. Greetings to the mom from school who knows my son has a medical condition, but is too afraid to ask me about it. Dear second cousin Judith, whose mom told her that my son was really sick, “but thank God he’s okay now.” To my neighbour up the street, to the kindergarten teacher at the school, to the mom sitting beside me at the doctor’s office and to the dad sitting beside me at swimming lessons. This letter is written to anyone that has a child in their life that they care about. You may have heard of something called Kawasaki disease…but probably not. Contrary to the name, it has nothing to do with motorcycles. In short, Kawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries. You may be thinking, “Acquired heart disease in children? What d...
Personal blog documenting the life of a Kawasaki disease survivor, as told by his mother.