Jakarta, It's unfortunate fate of this mother and daughter. After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, now the new toddler aged 15 months also have experienced the same suffering. Both are now undergoing treatment and fought together against cancer.
Kezia Fitzgerald (28 years) and his daughter Saoirse 15-month-old has a lot in common. Both were blond and blue-eyed bright, easy laugh and always share the love. Unfortunately, the two women's bodies are equally riddled cancer.
"It's frustrating. It's not fair. At the same time, there is nothing you can do to change it. The only thing you can do is heal and treat themselves," said Fitzgerald, who lives in Danvers, Massachusetts, as CNN reported on Thursday (22/09/2011).
Fitzgerald Hodgin was diagnosed with lymphoma, cancer of the lymph nodes that are part of the immune system. And five months after Fitzgerald received a diagnosis of cancer, her little daughter Saoirse was also diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a malignant tumor that develops in infants and children.
Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor that develops in infants and children when nerve cells are immature cells turn into tumors and not the fiber. The tumor usually begins in the adrenal glands, above the kidneys and produce hormones. This is one of the most common type of cancer for infants and children, after leukemia and brain cancer.
Neuroblastoma can be formed in the chest or adjacent to the spinal cord and spread to the bone, bone marrow, liver, lymph nodes, skin and space around the eyes.
This is not the first time that cancer had attacked two family members at the same time. There have been a case of father and son who were diagnosed with prostate cancer doubles, and mothers and daughters battling breast cancer. But rarely a young mother and babies aged 1 year to share experiences and get chemotherapy hair loss together.
Fitzgerald experienced cancer began when she was pregnant. During her pregnancy in 2010, Fitzgerald saw swollen lymph nodes in his neck. He did not think much about it, because he had previously swelling during allergy season. It does not hurt, just make the neck appear uneven.
But one month after she gave birth, on the right side of neck swelling persisted Fitzgerald. Doctors later said he suffered from Hodgkin's lymphoma stage three. Malignant tumor that has spread to the neck, chest and abdomen Fitzgerald.
He thought the time was how he would look after her baby during cancer treatment. He also could not breastfeed because of Saoirse chemotherapy and PET scans use radiation.
However, one day her husband saw Saoirse not nimble as ever. Even more surprising, he had a black bruise in his eyes, like looking up a fight.
"He woke up and his eyes were swollen. Her eyelids black and blue and yellow, like he had hit his eyes," said Fitzgerald.
Saoirse too fussy and vomiting. He experienced swelling in both ears and a bulge the size of the egg on his right temple. His head looked like was going to explode.
Doctors found a tumor in the abdomen Saoirse. He was in the fourth stage of the malignant cancer called neuroblastoma. The cancer had spread so widely through the adrenal gland, bone marrow, tiny ears and entire body.
Saoirse require immediate chemotherapy. And Fitzgerald also still have to undergo cancer treatment. Saoirse receive monthly chemotherapy that can last three or four days. The hardest part for parents is to listen in trouble Saoirse.
"I want to hug him and take the pain and let him have peace. As a parent, I just have to focus and know, it's to help him better," explained Mike, the father of Saoirse.
But according to doctors, the cancer did not hinder the development of Saoirse. Saoirse has high energy and stood up to walk and communicate.
Now that surgeons have raised both adrenal glands Saoirse because of damage from cancer. But without these glands, he must take hormone replacement steroids for the rest of his life. Saoirse also will undergo a stem cell transplant using his own cells to rescue bone marrow.

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Within days, Ramadan will arrive. Well, this time we felt it was important to bring forward an article about fasting and breastfeeding. The following article written by the Breastfeeding Association of Indonesia (AIMI) - http://www.aimi-asi.org/

Hopefully useful ...
Full month of worship for Muslims in the world. One of worship that must be done every Muslim who has baligh (of age) were fasted. Well, what about pregnant women and breastfeeding?
Fasting Ramadan law remains mandatory for pregnant and lactating mothers. Alhamdulillah, Islam gives allowances for pregnant and nursing mothers not to fast by fasting at another time or ransom.
The first, returned to the motivation or intent. If pregnant and lactating women do not do the fasting for health worry him, so he considered himself like a sick person. So how to change fast with the fast changing dikala the sick, by fasting another day. However, if worried about her baby, is regarded as the parents who have no ability to pay in addition to the fast way to replace it-like-that way parents with ransom.
Secondly, pregnant or nursing a ransom just enough without having to fast. Because neither fasting is not due to illness, but because of circumstances that make it incapable of fasting. His case is closer to parents who are unable to fast.
What and how to ransom? Fidyah is to feed the poor. One day of fasting was replaced with one fidyah. The size of feed is for the portion we eat 3 meals a day, which is about a mud or 600 grams. If the money was prepared, at cost we eat 3 meals a day.
When giving fidyah, there are procedures do as well. One thing to remember is do not forget to say news handover / consent granted. For example "I am a ransom to you, please welcome". If you ask someone else who gave it, "Mrs. A ransom to you, please welcome".
Well, for breastfeeding mothers who want to fast how? During the condition of mother and baby healthy, then allowed to fast. However, if the concern occurred unwanted things, such as malnutrition, decreased milk production, illness, etc., Islam advised not to fast.
Breastfeeding Lactation Management Who's Fasting
With the change in eating schedule, it does not mean food intake dikonsumsipun changed. Importantly, breastfeeding mothers still eat 3 meals a day and the discipline to consume foods with balanced nutrition, with the composition of 50% carbohydrate, 30% protein and 10-20% fat.
Then, the following things can be done to ensure that the mother's milk production during fasting remains smooth and quality:

    Balanced menus with nutritional intake

    Mothers who are breastfeeding does require about 700 additional calories per day, 500 calories taken from the mother's diet and 200 calories derived from fat reserves in the mother's body. Therefore, it is important for breastfeeding mothers who are fasting to keep eating 3x a day with a menu of balanced nutrition. At dawn, when breaking the fast and prayer before bed after tarawih. Meal would produce useful energy for our activities that day. Composition of foods with balanced nutrition will produce the foods good for children.
    Increase consumption of fluids, ranging from breaking until dawn

    If you can drink water during the day as much as two-liter, coupled with other types of liquids such as fruit juice, hot tea and milk. Drink a glass of milk every meal can reduce the threat of anemia in pregnant and lactating mothers. Anemia is a decrease in hemoglobin (Hb) in blood. Breaking the fast by drinking warm drinks, will stimulate the smooth milk for breastfeeding mothers.
    Get plenty of rest

    Feel faint when fasting was a common thing, especially if the mother has just breastfeeding. Try to rest for a moment, whether by sleeping or just relaxing calm the mind. Breastfeeding mothers need to know, that the more breast sucked by the baby, then milk production will be more and more. So, if during fasting remain diligent lactating mothers, breast milk will remain smooth.
Working Mother
Working mothers correct nutrition in the workplace are advised to keep doing the milking milk usual activities with due regard to these tips, as already mentioned above this. Re-adhered to the principle of demand and supply, the more milk removed the more milk will be produced. If a nursing mother who used to stop milking memerahnya activities during the month of fasting, then the milk produced can be reduced, which is not caused by fast activity but because it reduces the activity was flushed.
However, breast-fed baby is right. So, heed the interests of the baby. For mothers with babies under 6 months, it is recommended not to fast because the baby is in the stage of exclusive breastfeeding and have not obtained any additional food except breast milk.
Congratulations pilgrimage fasting month of Ramadan ...

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Anyone can have an allergy to cow's milk, but this case was found more often in infants. The latest statistics concluded that about 2-3% of babies have an allergy to the protein contained in cow's milk, which incidentally is the basic ingredient almost the entire formula. But the good news, the average allergy will disappear with age of the baby.
If you suspect your baby has a cow's milk allergy, talk with your doctor about the type of inspection should be done and alternatives to milk formula. But there is no harm if we slightly peeling the basics of health problems on this one ...
How do Allergies Happen Process
Cow's milk allergy occurs when the immune system (immune system) the body of the baby wrong in judging, so he thought cow's milk is something that is dangerous and he reacted against it. This eventually triggers an allergic reaction, causing the baby is fussy, restless, and incurred other allergic symptoms.
Oh yes, almost all infants who are allergic to cow's milk were also allergic to milk goats and sheep. Some smaller turns are also allergic to proteins found in soy milk.
Statistics also show that babies who receive exclusive breastfeeding has the risk of cow's milk allergy are lower than those who consumed milk with formula. Experts believe that the disorder is associated with hereditary and usually it will disappear after a child aged 3-5 years.
Cow Milk Allergy Symptoms
Cow's milk allergy symptoms usually begin to appear in the first few months of age the baby. These symptoms can occur immediately after drinking cow's milk, or it could be up to 7-10 days later. The latter is more common.
Among the symptoms that occur after 7-10 days is:
1.Feses a liquid, possibly containing blood2.Muntah3.Gelisah4.Ruam or red patches on the skin
Usually it is more difficult to detect, because almost the same as the symptoms of other medical disorders.
In allergies that arise directly as a baby to drink cow's milk, symptoms include:
1.Gelisah2.Muntah3.Pembengkakan4.Nafas who whistled5.Gatal-itchy and red skin rash6.Diare accompanied by blood
Diagnosing Cow's Milk Allergy
If you suspect an allergy to cow's milk to your baby, then immediately contact your doctor. He'll ask about the existence of these disorders in your family, and finally perform a direct examination. Typically will also be some kind of lab tests, including involving the examination of stool, blood, and may be incorporated small amounts of cow's milk under the skin of the baby.
Sometimes the doctor will ask you to stop the consumption of cow's milk during the first week, then after that your baby will be asked to drink it while seen whether there is a reaction afterwards.
If you suspect an allergy to cow's milk to your baby, then immediately contact your doctor. He'll ask about the existence of these disorders in your family, and finally perform a direct examination. Typically will also be some kind of lab tests, including involving the examination of stool, blood, and may be incorporated small amounts of cow's milk under the skin of the baby.
How to Overcome It
If your baby is shown to have cow's milk allergy and you feed him, so it is important for you the mother to limit consumption of all products made from cow's milk, because cow's milk proteins can be channeled through your breast milk.
If your baby is drinking formula milk, your doctor may ask you to switch to formula milk made from soybeans. If your baby is also allergic to soy, it can try to milk formula hipalergenik, where the protein is broken down into particles, so it no longer can cause allergies.
Once you switch to safe infant formula, cow's milk allergy symptoms usually disappear within 2-4 weeks ...

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