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Ric Carampatan

A one year old kept getting urinary infections, and a scan showed why: urine was flowing back towards his kidneys and had already damaged both, one far worse than the other. His parents were told that a fourth infection could end in dialysis. Ric Carampatan wrote the whole thing down, including the operation and the frightening sight of blood afterwards, and the recovery that came quicker than anybody predicted.

That post exists for one reason, which is that somebody else is sitting in a hospital corridor with the same scan in their hand.

The other post explains diabetes from the beginning: what insulin does, how the two types differ, why the sugar advice is not arbitrary. It is written plainly for somebody who has just been diagnosed or has just been frightened by a relative's diagnosis.

Two posts only, both medical, both calm. If your child is facing surgery for reflux, the first one is worth more than any leaflet you will be handed.

Diabetes Control

Jan 14, 2012 · Ric Carampatan
What is diabetes? Why do we need to slash down our sugar intake? Diabetes, is a disease that causes the body to metabolize sugar poorly, which occurs when either the body attacks…
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Kidney Operation Fast Recovery of a 1 Year Old Child

Jan 7, 2012 · Ric Carampatan
We would like to share this kidney operation story of our 1 year old son who recovered faster than expected. On May 26, 2011, our 1 year and 5 months old son…
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