my name is vanessa gutierrez and my daughter was a patient of cpmc. on may 2007 my 4-month-old daughter became very ill. after rerushed her to the e.r., at st. lukes doctors could not figure out what was wrong with her. the next day she was diagnosed with a condition where her intestines were tangled and she was going to need immediate surgery. once with arrived at cpmc an ultrasound revealed her intestines were fine but her gallbladder was twice normal size. for a moment, i could not help to think that i would be walking out of the hospital without my daughter in my arms. doctors concluded it was just a nasty virus and needed to run its course. the next morning, my daughter had a rash all over her body. her eyes, lips and mouth were bright red. the palms of her hands and feet were red and her fever was over 105 degrees. at this time doctors concluded it was caw saw kentucky disease. -- we were -- soon after i met other parents who had not been as fortunate with their kids as my daughter. there is no test for kawasaki disease. other families were told