...again.
My poor Emily, all year, but particularly this semester, she would be fine in the morning, then suffer and be sent home in the afternoon. Some mornings she would just be whiny and sad, until she had breakfast, then she would perk back up to her normal self.
Her grades never suffered, and when we brought her in for a doctor's appointment, she saw one of the other doctors in the practice. Since she was not running a fever, or displaying any other symptoms, he sent her back to school.
So, finally, when she came with me, tearfully, the afternoon following Alice's field trip, I brought her home with me. I made an appointment for the next morning with her regular PCP.
She had to come with us to the twin's speech appointment, and was her normal cheerful self.
When we went in, she knew exactly what the problem was from my description of Emily's symptoms. Apparently Emily is protein deficient. This does not come as a surprise considering how picky she is about her meat. She gave us diet guidelines to follow, and sent us with bloodwork orders.
Sadly, these were fasting orders, and since my mom was in Texas, our only option was to head out early (6am) so that we could be back before Billy had to leave for work.
She was quite cheerful, despite the circumstances.
We made it back in plenty of time for our normal schedule, and with her new, improved diet, she had a much better day.
Her results came back normal, so we've just been supplementing her diet with high protein options of snack bars, joghurt, and in class snacks. She's also become more self-aware, and will step out of her classroom with a snack if she feels an 'episode' coming on.
I'm glad we finally have answers to her chronic issue, and that my Emily is feeling better than ever!
later days
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