Goodbye to 2018... an amazing year!

Well, 2018 is history and Luella had some amazing moments during the year! First off, only TWO seizures in 2018. TWO!!! ONE, TWO. That's it!! One in June and one in July!! She set a seizure-free record of 180 days... which we are getting very close to once again - only 18 days away!

All those seizure-free days meant LOTS of normal days for Luella. Most people meeting Luella for the first time would not even guess what she has dealt with in the past. We are so grateful for her health and how well she is doing.

We weren't sure how things would go over Christmas. Luella, Ashlyn and I all got sick with the stomach flu on Christmas Eve. It lingered for several days until we all finally felt better and thankfully the guys in the house didn't get sick. Ashlyn had a fever with her illness so we were watching Luella very carefully. Thankfully she didn't have ANY seizures! 

Luella at her first piano recital, Dec. 2018.

School is going well. Luella is learning cursive and loves to read! She was SO excited to start reading book one in the Harry Potter series over Christmas break! Harry Potter has become a new fascination with her and she's really into anything "Hufflepuff"!

During the beginning of December Luella played piano in her first recital. She did a great job and is moving right along in her books. She's getting ready to take swimming lessons again during Gym class at school in January. Swimming is also a favorite thing to do! It's hard to believe the school year is almost half done already! She is anxious for her birthday this year (in October) when she will be in "the double digits"! If she keeps growing like she is she might about pass me up this year too!

We thank you all for keeping Luella in your thoughts and prayers. We don't know how long we will continue down this path of minimal seizures and great days, but we put that into God's hands and trust that He has an amazing plan for Luella! Happy 2019 and may you have many blessings in the new year!