December Summary / Not the Best Start to 2014

On a positive note, Luella once again had only three seizures the entire month of December (same for November)! Her last seizure of 2013 was on Monday (Dec 30) - it had been two weeks since the last one! It was a rather stressful seizure for me to handle though. Luella had just gone down for a nap and within about ten minutes of me laying her down her O2 started dropping slightly causing her alarm to go off. I went in to her room and she was awake and seemed okay. I asked if she was okay and she replied "I'm okay!" I messed around with her pulse-ox sensor a little and moved Luella slightly and the O2 seemed to come up again so I left. Just eight minutes later the alarm sounded again and this time Luella was seizing. Jim and Burke were gone to a movie so it was just the other three kids and me at home. Ashlyn ran after the meds for me and I immediately gave midazolam. THREE doses later the seizure finally stopped!! I was kind of a mess after that one. I interrupted Jim at the movie to see if he thought I should take Luella to the ER after that much midazolam but since she was sleeping again and I was monitoring her anyway at home with the pulse-ox we decided to stay home. She slept a long time! By 4:00 she was waking up and complained of a headache so we just snuggled for another hour and a half on the couch. By 6:00 she was feeling better and more herself.

The first day of 2014 and Luella started the year off with another seizure Wednesday night! This time while showering with Ashlyn after supper. It's so weird how we can go two weeks then only two days! And this seizure stopped on its own too. Dravet syndrome is so random! While it's not how I had hoped to start the new year, I do have hope that it will be a good year.

"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”                                                                  

                                                                           Deuteronomy 31:8

Luella was able to have lots of fun with her siblings during Christmas break! It's been extremely cold here but for a couple days after Christmas it was rather pleasant outside and we got in some fun family sledding time! Luella had a blast. Of course we were on high alert knowing the excitement and the cold could trigger a seizure but Luella enjoyed a full hour of sledding without any problems. Below is a video of the fun!

Watch on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/VWMURTwDe7w

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas  and we wish you many blessings in 2014! Christmas Card 2013 View the entire collection of cards.