As part of Niel’s post-Kawasaki care, these last 4 months have been filled with frequent hospital visits to monitor his health and heart condition.
Earlier this month, Niel had his routine check up and heart scan (echocardiogram and ECG) at the Children’s hospital. This check-up is a “big” milestone for Niel.
The Cardiologist found his heart condition normal with no signs of inflammation! We truly acknowledge God for this!! We were advised to continue keeping a very close eye on his physical activities, habits, and nutrition, and the doctor also assured us that the risk is quite low for Niel to develop a heart-related-condition and/or educational and developmental delays in the future.
Niel can now stop taking his medications relating the Kawasaki disease, however, there is a need for longterm maintenance to avoid atherosclerotic risk factors. From now on, his routine check- up will be every 2-3 years (instead of every 3 weeks).
We are extremely grateful to God and know that this is all through prayers and the support our friends and family have given us.
2 March 2010
**Atherosclerotic: Pertaining to atherosclerosis, the process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of arteries from fat deposits on their inner lining.
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