It was time for Matthew's annual well visit with the pediatrician. Matthew is generally a healthy kid but his pediatrician visits are le...

Matthew is a frog in the water. He kicks and kicks and kicks. He's all smiles and laughter with water running down his face. I can only ...

I kept a daily diary of Matthew's recovery from the tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy and bilateral myringotomy . It took 8 days before Matth...

A 3 for 1! 3 surgical procedures under 1 general anesthesia. Matthew's large tonsils and large adenoid were surgically removed on Octobe...

We were at the hospital this past Tuesday for Matthew's scheduled BAER (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response) test. He had to be sedated f...

It seems that hearing problems are common among kids with Down syndrome according to many articles and books that I have read. The hearing l...

So here's an interesting fact that I learned today: the adenoid , once surgically removed, CAN grow back in some cases. Tonsils don'...

Since Matthew's birth, we have seen several doctors other than the pediatrician - pediatric cardiologist, pediatric opthamologist, and p...