2 year anniversary

October marks the two year anniversary for Andrew's diagnosis of ITP. This month always brings back painful memories of what my little baby had to go through before he was even a year ole. He was diagnosed with ITP when he was 10 months old and went through weeks and weeks of treatments and countless bloodtests. For those of you unfamiliar with ITP, here is a breaf synopsis of it: ITP, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, also known as immune thrombocytopenic purpura, is classified as an autoimmune disease. In an autoimmune disease the body mounts an attack toward one or more otherwise normal organ systems. In ITP, platelets are the target. They are marked as foreign by the immune system and eliminated in the spleen, or sometimes the liver.
I am thankful everyday that he is a very healthy two year old boy now. It makes you really appreciate the days when he is full of energy and being a typical two year old boy. I'm very grateful that everything turned out alright and I don't take my days with my kids for grantited anymore. I've learned to be grateful for their endless energy and overwhelming curiosity. Many parents would give anything for their children to have those days. So during this time of year I give my little boy a few extra hugs and kisses for his health and happiness!!!!!