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BluesFan43185 karma

Your daughter is a cutie pie!

I have a 22 year old w 22q11 deletion. He has mild immune issues,learning issues, sensory issues, speech issues, mild social anxiety, and Truncus Arteriosus.

Had his first open heart surgery at 5 days old. No Thymus seen, low native T cells on assay, ( he had had transfusions and been on bypass by this time, so determining his T for donor T was thought.)

Low calcium, which, of course, affects muscle response, and since the heart is a muscle, more issues.

School was a struggle. But he made it. Wants to take college classes, but when he tries he gets frustrated, refuses to give up though.

He has had 4 open heart surgeries, quite a few tripse to the Cath lab, massive stents in his pulmonary arteries, and right now hasa Medtronic Melody valve as his pulmonary valve between heart and lungs. That wasa 22 mm valve placed in the Cath lab instead of open surgery, medical science rocks!

He does well overall, but someone will always need to look after him. He can't cook or drive, for example. But he is very good at some other things. Keeps up w his money pretty well. But likes to be home, crowds are tough on him.

Gotta go, will try to catch up tonight.

Peace and love.

BluesFan43121 karma

I took that advice to the letter a long time ago.

Just had our 30th anniversary!

BluesFan4322 karma

Assoc in Civil Eng here.

Former road builder and inspector.

1- milling keeps thickness down. The city I used to work for, this was pre milling, we watched the curbs shrink as asphalt was added.

2- as mentioned, base. It is all about the base. Folks, asphalt is a flexible pavement. It demands a firm base to last. A soft spot in the base means a cracked surface, means water intrusion, means a pothole, means base damage.

This does nothing to address those issues.

BluesFan4319 karma

Then charge the ones doing the cover ups .

That went on until the day the statute of limitations ran out, so perhaps that is still a chargeable crime.

BluesFan4318 karma

Read every word.

Hope you do well.

And Fuck Cancer