Wednesday, July 21, 2010

American Citizen!


We got Lin's U.S. citizenship certificate in the mail on Monday. Dave stopped at the store on the way home from work and bought a little cake to celebrate. I'm very proud to say Lin is developing a sweet-tooth similar to her mother's (although she has a loooonnnnngg way to go on that front!).

We also got word yesterday that Lin is being watched by the Department of Homeland Security!

Well... okay, that's not entirely the truth...

We did get a phone call from our county's Department of Community Health, saying they had been notified by the Dept. of Homeland Security that Lin had tested positive for TB. (Her skin test in China was positive, but she had 2 x-rays to verify that she does not have TB.) But despite the negative x-rays, the Health Dept. recommends that she still get treated for TB. Fortunately she has a doctor's appointment on Friday, so we will ask her doctor then whether or not treatment is actually necessary.

Ah, the TB saga continues...

1 comment:

  1. Don't worry, the treatment is just a once a day pill.....nothing horrible (well other then the 9 months of it!). Ellie had to do it too as well as my daughter brought home at 11mos. They both tested positive for TB, negative chest xrays. Check out the CDC website, its considered "latent tb exposure" meaning due to the reaction size it shows they've been exposed to it but are not active carriers but it can turn into full blown TB at some point without treatment. Taking the 9mos. of isonaizid supposedly makes it so it kills it so it cannot ever develop.
    LOVE the big smile in her photo here!!!

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