Developmental Growth v. Physical Growth
I haven’t written anything in forever, not because I’ve forgotten about this, but because there really isn’t much to report. Our lives are the epitome of mundane, and for the most part that describes Eli’s current healthcare routine as well. With Eli’s particular diagnosis the first two years are probably the most dangerous, and we’ve finally passed that milestone. The things we worry about the most now are his calcium levels and getting sick in general. It doesn’t occur to most people, but even though Eli isn’t immunosuppressed, his immune system is not on par with his peers. He’s so much smaller...closer to the size of a one year old, and that means his lungs, nasal passages, etc. are smaller too, so he is more susceptible to illness than other kids his age. His calcium relates to his hypoparathyroidism. I don’t know the exact statistics, but hypoparathyroidism is quite rare on it’s own. It’s especially rare to be born with it, rather than to develop it as a transient illness later ...