Hospital Stay – Video EEG
Hi all, When we last posted a month ago, we were seeing an increase in Sally’s seizures caused by the cancer treatment and had started her on a new drug called Depakote. After just being released following an unexpected 5 day hospital stay, we’re now counting on this med to stop a downward trend that […]
Increased Seizure Activity
Hi everybody – It’s been two months since we last updated you on Sally, she had just finished her first day of school and we were adjusting Sally’s meds after seeing a lot of seizure activity. For about a month we saw a stabilization of Sally’s seizures after increasing her Onfi dose. However a few weeks […]
First Day of School
Hi all – Well, that summer went by rather quickly, right? It was mostly an enjoyable one for us, with some challenges included. As the title indicates, our little girl started school today. There were times during treatment that we wondered if this day would come. Well, it did arrive and Sally has achieved another […]
Three Years & Follow Up EEG
Hi all – When we last wrote about five weeks ago, Sally had just gotten home from NYPH-Weill Cornell Hospital where she had undergone an EEG which confirmed that she was experiencing myoclonic seizures. We had said that our first step was to select a specialist that would be on the same level as Dr. […]
Myoclonic Seizures
Hi all – We know it’s been awhile since we’ve updated our blog. Over the last few weeks Sally has been undergoing several tests that would allow us to see the state of her health and have a baseline post treatment should any issues arise in the coming weeks, months or years. We planned to […]
Post Treatment Challenges
Hi all – It’s been almost two months since our last update, which is back when Sally had her port surgically removed. We’ve been very busy during that stretch which included a trip to Florida to see Grampa and Gramma Kabel, capped off by a visit to Disney World. It was our first real family […]