Benson and Claire were born with a rare genetic disease in which their liver produces too much oxalate--called primary hyperoxaluria. Claire's condition has progressed much faster than Benson's. She was on dialysis since she was 3 months old and for much of that time, did dialysis 3 hours a day, 6 days a week. She receive a much needed kidney / liver transplant on December 18, 2009. It is expected Benson will eventually need similar transplants.


Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Saturday Walk

On Saturday the kids, my sister and I attended our first Primary Hyperoxaluria walk.  Earlier in the day I went to meetings at Mayo with other families with PH and we learned, chatted, shared our stories, and received great information from leading experts in this disease.  It was a great day followed by a fun walk around Silver Lake Park.  We didn't quite make it for the whole walk...by the time all 3 kids were in the stroller begging for a ride, I decided to turn around and call it good!  It was really neat to connect with other families with this rare disease (1-3 people per million).  We learned from each other, shared with each other, and could empathize with each other.  Good memory...most likely followed by more to come in the future!





1 comment:

Grandpa Terry & Diana said...

It's good to know there are others experiencing the same thing and that you can supprt one another.

Cute shirts!