Archive for 'Medical Service Dogs'

The School is “Fixed”

Posted on 18. Jun, 2007 by Jillian.

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Anyone who has read previous posts on Starchwars may remember the difficulty we have been having trying to get our oldest son appropriate services at his public school. For him, this would include an aide assigned specifically to him and trained to recognize and treat hypoglycemia as well as administer his cornstarch “medicine”. The school [...]

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Medic- Alert Service Dogs

Posted on 30. Apr, 2007 by Jillian.

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Last year when my boys were staying at Shand’s Hospital/ University of Florida, our favorite physician mentioned they had some Malteagles (a maltese/ beagle) that needed a good home. We like dogs, but with (at the time) three small boys with a chronic medical disease, we felt it best to not even consider it. However, [...]

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Emergency Preparation

Posted on 20. Apr, 2007 by Jillian.

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What if there was another tragedy like 9/11? Another natural disaster like Hurricaine Katrina? How would we be able to leave without any notice? It’s important for everyone to be prepared for an emergency. It’s especially important for someone with GSD, and it’s extremely important for four boys with GSD. There are many good resources [...]

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Am I a Carrier of GSD?

Posted on 18. Mar, 2007 by BMW.

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Since our family has been diagnosed and especially since we’ve batted a thousand on all four of our boys having GSD 1A many of our extended family members have expressed interest in finding out if they too are carriers of the genetic disorder.
The chances, of course, are rare that even if a person happens to [...]

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You know you have GSD if…. The E.R. nurse knows you by name- or at least by disease

Posted on 11. Mar, 2007 by Jillian.

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Yesterday our 14 month old got sick. His “normal” friends had a bad fever, and horrible aches and pains. That’s how it started out, but after a few hours we believe his lactate levels rose too high and he began throwing up. We switched gears to giving him a slow gravity feed of one ounce [...]

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“We finally have a GSD Puppy!”

Posted on 10. Mar, 2007 by BMW.

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Dr. Weinstein was excited to tell us about the new puppy that is confirmed to have Glycogen Storage Disease. The new born malteagle (cross between a maltease and a beagle) pup has been four years in the making (we feel for the mother) and is a welcomed addition to the GSD research team.
With 4 young [...]

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