One Year Ago Today: 01/30-31/2013 - The Exclusive 8 & Under Medicare Crowd

(01/30-31/2013, Wednesday & Thursday) Evie:

• Is not consuming enough calories -- she does not eat without external motivation.
• Does not require oxygen (has not had enough fluid intake to challenge this.)
• Has had blood sugars of 160+ since we started keeping track again.
• Continues to be exhausted because of:
  • Dialysis itself
  • The build-up of toxins in the bloodstream between dialysis appointments
  • Side effects of her medication
  • Glucose/insulin imbalance
  • Insufficient caloric intake
  • Lack of deep restful sleep
  • She's sick.
• Has been officially declared to have Stage 5 Kidney Failure (you guessed it, there are only 5 stages.) I've been told that on the plus side, this means that at the ripe age of 8, she qualifies for Medicare. 
  
  

  DISCLAIMER: Posts Labeled "One Year Ago Today" are a record of what transpired when Evie first became ill.  The slightly edited text comes from emails which we sent to family to let them know what was happening, and to keep them updated.  These posts are usually long, but if you want to truly understand what life was like for us, and what led to this point, it makes for great "light" reading.