On Tuesday they took some blood and a urine sample from Andrew. It was not a pleasant experience, even weighing in that in general giving a blood sample is not a pleasant experience. Andrew hid himself behind me, dodged, etc to get away from the needle. We explained it very calmly and rationally, but that did not help much. Unfortunately because of the stressful situation, the nurse missed the vein and had to "fish for it". So that made Andrew stress and hurt more. Today we are doing the surgery blood work. Great - it gives me so much to look forward to. We are trying some strategies, mostly distraction to help with the situation. If Andrew has Histiocytosis, it will more than likely involve a lot of blood work through out his life.
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