Update on Rosie

Hello everyone! We hope that you all had a great Christmas and a happy new year.

I know some of you have already heard, but I wanted to give you an update on how Rosie is doing and what we are finding out. For those who have not heard, let me catch you up... Last week Rosie had been experiencing pain in her neck and the back of her head. We assumed this was caused by some sinus pressure. Early in the week she was congested and had a sore throat.

Early Sunday morning, around 1:30am, Rosie woke me up saying we needed to get to the hospital. She was experiencing the head/neck ache much worse than usual. She was also experiencing numbness on the left side of her body. We went to the hospital and had several tests made including an EKG, blood work, and a CT scan. Everything came back normal. The doctor attributed the aches and numbness to tension headaches.

We have since seen some friends our friends in Siem Reap who are doctors from the US. Their diagnosis ended up being a little different. It is now believed that the pain she was experiencing was due to an adverse reaction to MSG. We are hoping this is the case. We have been eating more local Khmer food, looking for a change in our routine. MSG is greatly overused in Khmer food. We are going to eat at safer places for the next several weeks and hopefully see a difference in how Rosie's body responds.

Please feel free to contact us if you want more information.

Much love to all!