my middle " Princess Eochaidh" on Caringbridge......was 1 week past her 4th birthday when we took her in for "looking wrong" to her AMAZING pediatrician Dr Gina Viktorin ( Las Colinas Texas 2005) who was supposed to be leaving for a second honeymoon but stayed til 430 to see a kid with no "real " symptoms ( no fever , cough etc) because her ( way overprotective mommy said) she? " looked "weird" .. and did not want her usual bubble bath and "fun meal " ......I was- still am a "too much " mom....Most docs would have brushed me aside and scheduled a week or 2 out....Dr Gina? heard my worry and waited....I said she looked " kind of jaundiced" ....she met us in the lobby of her practice ....took one look at her ( Ihad 4 kids with her then ) and said " shes not jaundiced- anemic with tan" and took us straight back ...looked her over and said " I think its TRC ....not uncommon disorder...for some reason ? little white girls quit making red blood cells...have a transfusion - boom! back in business...ideopathic - easily fixed......then she laid her out and checked her abdomen ....a few min later told us to take her to Childrens - who would be waiting for her ....i said " for blood transfusion? " ( which we were freaking out about ) and she said " no....i am sorry...but I think she has leukemia" .....and the world seriously stopped turning in that moment.....sounds melodramatic...but its been 15 yrs? and I swear its true.....everything went static......" could you be wrong? " first ques and she said " I really hope so ....I would be so happy to be wrong"....she ? wasnt......we fought the monster 3 yrs ...buried 5 of her friends...it was VERY aggressive ALL and if Dr Gina had blown us off for "no real symptoms" to make her plane? She might never be 23 ...college, true love, had a real life ....Dr Gina? did not just save our precious angel she saved our family from a lifetime of missing her ...of every holiday/hell- every day being less for our family of ( STILL SEVEN - thank God )because we did not have her . She also was incredible in treating issues with all the babies ( 5 kids?= lots of issues) She is in all my prayers of gratitude . And I ? am damn near a KAren when it comes to my kids....but Dr Gina? just a blessing! read more