Education Resources

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Baxter makes a couple of formulations of IVIG. Talli was going to start on one of them, but we found out they contain glycine. Talli's glycine level is already very elevated, which is a complication of PA. Baxter provides the following at no charge at www.mygardian.com/gardian/living-with-pi/resources.html

The blue bear, named IGI V, is included in the Therapeutic Play Kit. It contains the bear, medical supplies to give the bear and IV and remove it. There is a notebook for the child to record how the infusion went, a guide to theraputic play for parents, and a story book for kids. Even if the child just goes into the hospital occasionally and doesn't receive IVIG, this would be an excellent tool kit in helping them to cope.

We used IGI V during Talli's last hospitalization. She put an IV into the bear, including talking about how it was important not to get it too close to thumb for video game playing.

IGI V's Medical Records is included in the Theraputic Play Kit or you can order it separately.

The ABC's of Kids Like Me is an ABC picture book and some of the pages are medical related. For example, 'D' is for Doctor. The second half of the book is blank so you can create your own personalized ABC book.

This is My IVIG Book is a children's story book about getting IVIG. It includes a blank book (you could easily customize the cover by covering up IVIG with hospital or doctor), paper and stickers.

The last thing is for parents. There are 2 Notebooks in the Wellness Kit with divider pocket folders and blank pages to keep track of medical information, bills, etc. You could also customize for your metabolic child with the Care Notebook that the Propionic Acidemia Foundation put together. It is available under 'sites of interest' at http://www.pafoundation.com/. It is available in English and Spanish.