Actually, I would get a metabolic work up.  Tachycardia and fatique can be
signs of other issue especially if she is fainting when she doesn't get her
snack.  Is she being seen by a cardiologist or an endocrinologist?  

Beth t. the OT 

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> On Behalf Of JOHN RUNER
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:13 PM
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> Subject: Re: Mary Falling to the side?
> 
> Mary was seen by a nurse practitioner and she did not seem 
> any more sure th=
> an any any of us about what was going on.   This is new for 
> Mary and she do=
> es not use any devices or braces but I am wondering if it 
> would not be a ba= d idea for long walks=2C especial 
> something she could stop and sit on.
> 
> John Runer (Mary's dad)
> 
> > Date: Tue=2C 12 May 2009 20:31:47 -0400
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Mary Falling to the side?
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >=20
> > John=2C
> >=20
> > Is this a new symptom?  If so=2C this needs to be checked out by a 
> >doctor=
> =2C
> > perhaps a neurologist.  We are not medical doctors on this 
> list and it
> > sounds to me she needs to be checked out.    You don't know 
> if she's had =
> a
> > sudden change in her blood sugar or in her blood pressure or what.
> >=20
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> > Kat
> >=20
> > On Tue=2C May 12=2C 2009 at 8:14 PM=2C JOHN RUNER 
> <[log in to unmask]> 
> >wro=
> te:
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> > > Hello=2C
> > >
> > > Mary went on a field trip where she walked with her class 
> about half 
> > > a =
> mile
> > > and then went in a building once in the building she told the 
> > > teacher s=
> he
> > > was hot and wanted to take of her coat.  The teacher stated that 
> > > before=
>  she
> > > could help Mary fell very hard to the left (her strong side) and 
> > > seemed=
>  a
> > > little off but new where she was and what she was doing and her 
> > > color w=
> as
> > > o.k.  We took Mary to the local clinic and he oxygen was 92% her 
> > > heart =
> rate
> > > was 108 and I sent an ekg over the phone to her cardiologist=2C 
> > > nothing=
>  back
> > > on that yet.    Mary still seems happy and oriented but a 
> little "gloss=
> y
> > > eyed"  and a little more sensitive than usual even for 
> her.   Mary gets
> > > pediasure for snack in the morning but did miss it today.  The 
> > > teacher =
> said
> > > it looked like her left side just gave out this is frustrating 
> > > because =
> her
> > > stroke was on right side of her brain.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts or similar experiences  Mary is 9 (RH with 
> mild CP and 
> > > str=
> oke
> > > at birth)
> > >
> > > John Runer
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