Johnny’s 1st Birthday Fundraiser for Kawasaki Disease

Johnny’s 1st Birthday Fundraiser for Kawasaki Disease

Johnny was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease when he was eight months old. He was treated with IVIG within the first ten days and had an eight-day stay in the hospital. After eight days in the hospital, we took home our happy baby boy. Johnny was sent home on aspirin with follow up appointments within the following month.

Three and a half weeks after Johnny’s diagnosis, we took Johnny for his follow up appointments with his cardiologist and his Infectious Disease doctors. At these appointments, the cardiologist found dilation in his coronary arteries, and we were re-admitted into the hospital, this time for six days. During this stay, we discovered that Johnny has eight aneurysms on his coronary arteries…two giant, one large, two medium, and three small. Johnny was placed on blood thinners given via injections twice a day along with aspirin and weekly, monthly, and yearly check-ups.

Our goal as Johnny’s family is to raise Kawasaki Disease awareness and increase funding for research. Thank you in advance to those who donate to support our cause and our little man!