It has been a long time since our last post, I have received many emails asking me how is Catherine doing, here is the last update:
Food
We have been introducing new foods very slowly, nowadays, we introduce the food that she wants to try because we noticed during the past years when we give her a new food and she is not so interested, she has a small skin reaction.
 | Her last serious reaction happened last year when we gave her ice cream with milk and eggs by mistake, the presentation was the same as the one made with coconut milk; so, we had to go the emergency room, but thankfully, the reaction didn't affect inside her body it was something superficial and we only gave her antihistamine and Zantac. On the other hand, now, she is able to eat almost all fruits. Her favorite fruits are watermelons, cantaloupes and mangos. |
Part of her actual menu is black beans, turkey patties, chicken soup, chicken wings, turkey sausage bacon, steak, and white rice. She likes green vegetables such as bok choy, baby broccoli, collard greens and spinach.
Her last milestone is that she is able to eat the salt and pepper roasted chicken and the mom's chicken soup from Whole Foods.
Her last milestone is that she is able to eat the salt and pepper roasted chicken and the mom's chicken soup from Whole Foods.
Education
 | She graduated from VPK in 2017, now she is ready to start second grade. She has been able to adapt herself to the school, she always carry her lunch box with her homemade food and snacks. When there is a birthday party in her classroom, the teacher has her snacks and offers her instead of cupcakes, she and her classmates are aware of her diet and all respect her. At the end of the year party, the teacher allowed me to bring the air fryer and I cooked chicken Nuggets and fries and she was able to eat the same food as her classmates. |
Activities
After she stopped practicing ballet, she learned to swim and ride a bike. Two years ago, she started gymnastics and she is doing it twice a week.
She also started running 5k races. This year, she won 3rd place twice. We believe that having an active lifestyle is important to improve her immune system.
She also started running 5k races. This year, she won 3rd place twice. We believe that having an active lifestyle is important to improve her immune system.
Health
We only go to the Dr. for regular checkups, she barely gets sick, when she catches a cold, she recovers very quickly. Sometimes, she still has some dry spots but nothing significantly. Last year, we took her to a Biomagnetism therapy for two weeks and that helped her to improve her immune system.
She doesn't remember the bad days of TSW, so we try to show her pictures and tell her about her TSW journey every time we have the opportunity and also we let her know that she is a source of inspiration for other kids with her condition. Even though she doesn’t remember those difficult days, we can see in her character her emotional strength.
She doesn't remember the bad days of TSW, so we try to show her pictures and tell her about her TSW journey every time we have the opportunity and also we let her know that she is a source of inspiration for other kids with her condition. Even though she doesn’t remember those difficult days, we can see in her character her emotional strength.
Spiritual
Every night, we thank God for her health and also she prays for another kids that are in the bad days of TSW. We also reinforce her to be positive about life and to live grateful.
Family and Friends
 | His brother Christian has been very supportive always, he takes care of her and she considers him her best friend. Christian and Catherine love playing together boardgames, bicycle, legos, cars, and games they invent. Catherine also has BFFs at school. |
Hobbies and Interests
She is almost a 7 year old girl who likes unicorns, but not princesses any more, she prefers a car magazine rather than a toy. She loves real cars, she says that she will have a BMW X3 when she grows up. She printed a picture and put it on her wall of dreams.
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