Being Me…

5/12/08

• 4:05 am - typical night-time episode complete with loud scream. Passed quickly though - within 5 minutes she was calm and back in bed.
• 8:20+ - a few head jerks
• Afternoon - head jerks, no screaming, passed very quickly

5/13/08

• 6:24 am - screamed, a head-jerk, then it was over and she calmed down and went to sleep.
• 7:35 am - a head-jerk or two, then it was over.  She leaned against me for a few minutes then wanted down to play.

5/9/08 Friday

• 7:00 am or so: another event; it was mild but she screamed. After a few minutes, she calmed and went back to sleep.
• 9:45 am - several brief head-jerking episodes. After that, (10 am or so), had breakfast and medicine.
• 3:45 pm - minor seizure with head-jerking, several times in a row. Over in a few minutes.

5/10/08

• No nighttime, post-bedtime seizure

5/11/08

• 8:30 am - small seizure, screamed once and several head-jerks, but over very quickly
• 9:08 am - small seizure, no screaming (barely disturbed her), 3 headjerks
• 6:15 pm - small, no screaming. Multiple headjerks - 3-4.
• 7:45 pm or so - cried loudly, but if it was a seizure it was over very quickly. I picked her up and she cried once or twice, then put her thumb in her mouth and laid her head on my shoulder and went back to sleep.

I’ve been following the story about the college shooting and my heart goes out to everyone there.  Really, what more can I say?  What can be done to make these things stop?  How can we reach out to people to find other solutions?  What makes people do this sort of thing?

Deep peace of the running waves to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the smiling stars to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the watching shepherds to you.
Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you
AN OLD GAELIC PRAYER