ON
ON PAUSE.
ON PAUSE. PEDIATRICIANS ARE WARNING ABOUT KIDS MISSING
THEIR CHILDHOOD SHOTS
AND IMPORTANT CHECKUPS. CAN
SPOKE TO SOME LOCAL DOCTORS
ABOUT THIS AND HE LEARNED HOW
ONE SIMPLE APPOINTMENT MADE
A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
>> AND ONE LITTLE BOY'S LIFE.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS
HEADLINES THROUGHOUT
HEADLINES THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC ABOUT CONCERNING
TREND FAMILIES SKIPPING
CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS, MISSING,
WELL , CHILD VISITS OR JUST
PUTTING OFF MEDICAL CONCERNS DUE
TO THEIR OWN CONCERNS ABOUT
>> HAVE YOUR SCHEDULES BEEN
A LITTLE MORE CLEAR DURING
THE PANDEMIC?
THE PANDEMIC? >> YES, DR. CAITLIN PELLETIER
AND DR. CRYSTAL KNUT'S IN OUR
PEDIATRICIANS ALLEBACH NICOLLETT
CLINIC IN SHAKOPEE. AND DESPITE
WEEKS OF FALLING CASES, THEY SAY
THEY'RE EACH STILL SEEING
BETWEEN FOUR AND EIGHT FEWER
PATIENTS EACH DAY. I KNOW
THE FAMILY PETERLINZ ON THE
PHONE TO THEIR CHILD IS QUITE
BEHIND THE VACCINES AND IN
PERSON MY CHILD'S AND THEY SAID
THEY JUST DON'T FEEL SAFE DURING
THE PANDEMIC COMING. AND DESPITE
MY REASSURANCES, WHAT I'VE
NOTICED IS PEOPLE ARE REALLY
TRYING TO COME IN FOR
THE WATCHIGN CHECKS AND HAVE
THEIR VACCINES, BUT THE
WELL CHILD CHECKS. BUT YOU'RE
NOT GETTING YOUR VACCINES
ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT
GIVES US A BASELINE AND WE
ARE ABLE TO SEE WHAT A PERSON
LOOKS LIKE WHEN THEY'RE WELL SO
THAT WHEN THEY COME IN SICK
WE CAN BE LIKE, OH, THIS IS MORE
THAN JUST A COLD OR THIS IS MORE
THAN JUST FAMILIY HYVEE.
>> AND THAT LAST EXAMPLE ISN'T
HYPOTHETICAL. SAUSSY THESE
ARE SIX AND A HALF MONTH OLD
JENNIFER AND ELI PIPER SAY THEIR
SON IS STILL BREATHING TODAY
WITH THE HELP OF AN EXTERNAL
HEART PUMP IN THE CHILDREN'S
MINNESOTA ICU THANKS TO A VISIT
TO THE PARK NICOLLETT CLINIC
BACK IN DECEMBER. SOMETHING WAS
VERY OFF WITH HIM THAT THE ONLY
REASON THE PARENTS CROMAN WAS
BECAUSE HE'D ACTUALLY GROWN
UP ONCE OR TWICE AND BASICALLY
JUST SEEMED LIKE HE WASN'T
KEEPING MUCH DOWN. THEY WALKED
IN THAT ROOM AND I SAW THE WAY
HE WAS BREATHING KIND OF FAST.
>> I WAS LIKE, OH WOW. BELIEVING
IT WAS MORE THAN A DIGESTIVE
PROBLEM, THE DOCTORS ORDERED
SOME TESTS, INCLUDING AN X-RAY
WHICH FOUND THAT BABY OZZY HAS
AN ENLARGED HEART.
>> IT'S A LETHAL THING. DR. ERIC
EDENS SAYS MORE TESTS AT
CHILDREN'S MINNESOTA FOUND
THAT OZZY HAD DILATED
CARDIOMYOPATHY, A DISEASE
THAT WEAKENS THE HEART MUSCLE
AND AFFECTS JUST ONE IN 100000
CHILDREN. HOW CRITICAL IS IT
THAT THEY CAUGHT THIS WHEN THEY
DID?
DID?
DID? >>
DID? >> IT'S VERY CRITICAL. THEN
FORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES THE FIRST
SIGN WE GET SOMETHING HAPPEN IS
THE CHILD ACTUALLY DIES.
>> FORTUNATELY FOR OZZY, HE WAS
ADMITTED JUST BEFORE GOING INTO
CARDIAC ARREST AND THOUGH
HE STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO
AND A LONG WAIT AHEAD ON THE
INFANT HEART TRANSPLANT LIST,
BETKER MORE MEAN HE HAS HOPE
THANKS TO HIS PARENTS
AND PEDIATRICIANS WHO DIDN'T
HESITATE TO ACT. ISANTI
SITUATION WAS PICKED UP BECAUSE
HIS ASTUTE PEDIATRIC QANON
DIDN'T LIKE WHAT SHE WAS SEEING
AND SHE WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN
THAT IF HE DIDN'T GO.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU TELL PARENTS?
IT'S VERY, VERY SAFE IN THE
CLINIC. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY
WORRIES AT ALL, PLEASE COME INTO
THE CLINIC WHERE I WOULD LOVE
TO SEE YOU. WE WOULD ALL LOVE
TO SEE YOU. IT CAN POTENTIALLY
PUT OFF SOME LONG LASTING
PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE.
>> NOW, AS I MENTIONED, BABY
OZZY STILL HAS A VERY LONG ROAD
AHEAD, INCLUDING THE FACT
THAT HE IS NOW ON AN INFANT
HEART TRANSPLANT LIST. THERE'S
A LOT MORE INVOLVED WITH HIS
STORY AND THE JOURNEY THAT HIS
PARENTS HAVE BEEN ON EVEN BEFORE
ALL OF THIS. AND WE'RE GOING
TO DETAIL THAT COMING UP TONIGHT
AT 10:00. BUT AGAIN, JENNA, THEY
JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE
TO EVERYONE THAT THEY'RE JUST
THANKFUL THAT THEY ACTED WHEN
THEY FELT THAT PULL IN THEIR
GUT. THAT MAKES SENSE. AS YOU
MENTIONED, WE HEARD FROM DOCTORS
AND SEVERAL PEOPLE IN HEALTH
CARE ABOUT THOSE MISSED
APPOINTMENTS. BUT DO THEY HAVE
ANY DATA ON THE CONSEQUENCE
OF ANY OF THIS YET? THEY
ARE BEGINNING TO STUDY THAT .
AND I'M TOLD THAT THERE'S SOME
DATA THAT'S GOING
TO START COMING IN , ESPECIALLY
ON ADULTS, INCLUDING HEART
PROBLEMS, BECAUSE THAT'S MORE
EASILY TRACKED IN THE MONTHS
THAT FOLLOW. BUT THOSE OTHER
CONDITIONS AND ESPECIALLY
CHILDHOOD ONES, I'M TOLD IT
WILL TAKE MONTHS AND MAYBE EVEN
MANY YEARS BEFORE THEY FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF ALL
OF THIS BECAUSE YOU SIMPLY DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW. YOU
DON'T KNOW WHAT MIGHT