To Aiden's mom: I apologize for my earlier post (now deleted) that implied you may have mistreated Aiden. I expect that you are doing the best you can, under the circumstances.
Readers: The whole situation with Aiden's health is extremely frustrating to me. I first learned about Aiden's swollen feet and legs on Nov 4th, earlier in the same day that I was scheduled to have a 1-hour visit with him, when his mother emailed me that "Aiden is sick today home from school. He is really worn out and his legs are really swollen. It is painful to touch his legs." During that visit, she said he has venous thrombosis (blood clots), but wouldn't provide me with any details about his diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. During the other two 1-hour visits, I felt that I could not ask for further details, without being accused of violating the then-active temporary restraining order. Aiden's mother never answered my scheduled call to him on Nov 6th. And while we were in family court on Nov 9th (when the restraining order was dropped), no further information about Aiden's condition was provided.
I heard nothing more about Aiden's condition until Nov 14th, when I learned (though not from his mother) that he had recently been in the hospital. And a different source (also not his mother), informed me that he has Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). Late that night, his mother emailed me saying, "He has some blood in his urine. Don't know the cause could be from the medicine that was used to treat his legs last week. He is on medicine to help with the urine. In one day it has already worked as there is less blood color in his urine today." Meanwhile, she won't tell me what medicine he is taking, or how I can speak with his doctor.
Because bloody urine indicates kidney trouble, I am very worried about Aiden.
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