On November 29th, Aaron had a check-up with his neurologist. We took all 3 boys out of school for the day and used this doctor visit as an excuse to have a family day. Why not? I'm so glad we did.
Like everyone else, our doctor (I'll call him Dr. P) asked if we were seeing any seizures. Our answer? We're not sure. When Aaron was first diagnosed, and during the medication ups and downs of the past year, it was so very obvious when he was having seizures. We saw them every day, multiple times a day. Since mid-May, even after stopping one of his meds in July, we don't know if we are seeing seizures or not. That is a HUGE praise, for sure!!! However, we can't give a firm yes or a firm no to Dr. P's question. We think the medication and the chiropractor adjustments are holding the seizures back. But we also think some might be sneaking through--some that are very short and undetectable to our best observation efforts.
Dr. P said the only way to know if Aaron is still having seizures is to run another EEG. Only this time, he wants a 24 hour EEG. So that is our next step. We have some options to consider with this test, and are praying about which one is the best one for Aaron. Besides the request for this test, Dr. P checked Aaron's depakote level, along with a CBC and chem panel. All of his blood work looks great, and his depakote level is at 86. (anything below 100 is safely therapeutic.) This 30 minute doctor appointment couldn't have been better, and we feel so incredibly blessed. Aaron is thriving in school, continues to boggle our minds with his deep thoughts and questions, and is an all-around happy, healthy 8 year old boy.
For our family day, we decided to visit the state capitol building. In 4th grade, our big boys learned all about our state history and specifically, this building. Our visit brought the pictures from their books and websites to life! They loved it. Even Braylen, who wasn't very keen on the idea of missing a day of school for this, enjoyed it. We toured the building and went to the top observation deck. Just before leaving, we stopped at the information center to sign the guestbook. A young lady walked by and I realized I knew her...she grew up in our church and now she works at the capitol building. She invited us into her office where she works for one of the senators. It was an unexpected bonus and a blessing, for sure!
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| Standing at the podium in what used to be the State Senate. |
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| It was a beautiful day for our visit! |
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