Speak Now For Kids

Posted by Danielle on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 · 2 Comments 

Just about 2 months ago, I said out loud, “We’re so lucky, Delaney has never been in the hospital.”

Well, you know how that works, right?  Say it, forget to knock on wood - well, I might as well have requested a bed in the Emergency Room.  After 5 full days of a fever 101-103 and a negative flu swab, we felt compelled to visit our pediatrician.

Based on the sweet girl’s fever, chapped lips, swollen tongue, convunctivits in her eyes, and overall crabbiness, we were given a one-way ticket to Children’s Hospital for fear of Kawasakis disease.  I knew next to nothing about Kawasakis beyond the briefing our doctor gave - if Delaney had the disease, we had a finite period of time in which to treat her - otherwise there is the potential of serious heart problems - and she had never seen a child not fully recover, but couldn’t make promises.

Delaney is fine.  She didn’t have Kawasakis.  A second flu swab came up positive.

It was my job during this scary time to Speak Up for my daughter. Sadly - not all children have a voice, but a new campaign is aimed at changing that - the goal - to make sure kid’s voices are heard when health care reform decisions are being made.

Add your voice  (upload a video) to the conversation - some videos will be shown to members of Congress.

Speak Now for Kids.  Visit.  Speak.  Share.

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