I only have 10 minutes to type out this update, so I’ll cut straight to the chase. WE ARE SO EXCITED!!! After years of having to give Caleb seizure medication, he many finally get to come off of it. Caleb is so excited that he is actually willing to endure another EEG. He is no fan of EEGs. Let me tell you. He is permanently weary of all things doctor related due to all of the medical tests he’s had […]
» Read moreI held my breath (okay not really, but it felt like it) as I asked the question, “So did it show any seizures???” {An EEG is a test designed to measure brain waves. Caleb wore electrodes all over his head for 24 hours to get a better idea of what is going on in his brain. Caleb has a history of seizures.} She (the neurologist) said, “It was an abnormal EEG. Are his seizures on his right side, because the […]
» Read moreI had rather hoped it would be a very long time before I had to write any more posts about seizures, epilepsy, and our darling Caleb. First, I want to reiterate that epilepsy is simply that, it does not make a person any less intelligent than any other person. It simply means that a person has had two or more seizures of unknown cause. I feel the need to make that very clear, since so many people have had no experience […]
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I firmly believe that God often prepares us for future events. Ever since college, I have witnessed lots of different kinds of seizures in many different people. There are so many different kinds of seizures that a person can have!! The full-body convulsions that most of us think of are just one of the many ways that people can experience seizures. I have seen those, but I’ve also known a couple of people that just passed out. I’ve even […]
» Read moreMost of you already know that Caleb was diagnosed with epilepsy (a person who has had two or more seizures with unknown cause) a year ago. All but one of his seizures has been full-on convulsions in his sleep. The one exception was an absence seizure, which he had a year and a half ago, in the swimming pool. He was standing there, and then his eyes crossed as he stared off into space, and he couldn’t hear or respond […]
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