They're Back!

Well, it has officially been confirmed. Mackenzie's seizures are back. I took her for her EEG last Thursday and it definitely showed that she is having the irregular brain waves in the right front portion of the brain (I'm not very technical) that are causing her the have the Absence or Partial seizures again.
When Mackenzie was in the second grade, her teacher noticed she was having these strange spells where she would just stare off. These would only last for a few seconds but were long enough to cause concern. The teacher contacted the school nurse who in turned called me with the concerns. I took her to our family doctor who referred us to a neurologist. Before we got her to the specialist, Kenzie had a grand mal seizure. After 2 ambulance rides, lots of testing and 16 hours in the emergency rooms of two different hospitals, the diagnosis of seizure disorder (epilepsy) was reached. After 2 years of medications, blood tests and disgnostic testing, in June of 2008, Kenzie was discharged from the neurologist's care, only to return if needed. Well, that lasted less than a year.
Earlier this year, we began noticing Mackenzie doing the staring off thing again. Not long after we began noticing this, the school nurse again called as they were concerned about the amount of time Kenzie was spending in the office with headaches and dizziness. This time, we bypassed the family doctor and went straight to the neurologist. The whole process has started again. The doctor visits, medication, blood test, EEG's and the continual monitoring of Mackenzie to make sure she isn't in any situations that could cause harm to her if she were to have any type of seizure.
Mackenzie isn't too thrilled with this whole regimine again but she's a trooper with it all.
Kenzie and I have talked about this whole seizure thing being back and even though it can be frustrating at times, it's all good.
As we sit in the waiting room at the Neurologist's office and watch as other families bring their children in in wheelchairs, with walkers or who are crippled, hearing or visually impared, we are reminded how fortunate we are that this is all that we have to work through.

Teal Tuesday!!!

Tuesday September 15th, 2009 is "National Ovarian Cancer

Awareness Day."

Think TEAL

Talk TEAL

Wear TEAL

Save Lives!

Approximately 87% of women diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer are 45 or older.
68% are 55 or older.
32% are 54 or younger.
13% are 45 or younger.
From a recent study the average age at death from ovarian cancer is 71.

Some of the Symptoms Include.....

• Bloating
• Pelvic or abdominal pain
• Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
• Urinary symptoms(urgency or frequency)

September 14th-20th is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week. Lets spread the word and help find a cure for this "silent killer."

Wear TEAL in memory of our Mom and Grandma, Arlene Waters!