If you're interested.....

I've gotten several questions lately from people who are curious about exactly what Caroline's birthmark is and want to know more about it. Sometimes those questions are from strangers in the middle of Babies R Us (that happened to me last weekend), but I figured that there are probably those of you reading our blog who care about Caroline and may want to know more as well. If you're interested, here are some websites to check out which I think explain hemangiomas well, and the most commonly used treatment techniques. http://www.novanews.org/hemangioma1.htm This is the website of the National Organization of Vascular Anomalies. They talk about the different types of hemangiomas on this site. FYI: Caroline's hemangioma is considered a "combined" hemangioma. http://www.birthmark.org/hemangiomas.php This is the website for the Vascular Birthmarks Association, which has some good information as well. For any parents with children who have hemangiomas who are following our blog (I know of a few), the two websites above were the ones I found to be most helpful, accurate and informative. Also, I am SO happy to talk to any parent who would like to talk with another mother walking a similar path. Just contact me by email: zhubbard@bellsouth.net