Yesterday our travels took us to the Birmingham Zoo. It was just fabulous. Whenever you take 4 kids some place like that, along with the fact that Dawson has I.S. and Katelin has Diabetes... Well you just never know how things like that are going to go. Yesterday couldn't have gone any better. All the kiddos did just wonderful and the only thing I would have changed was maybe the heat. It was extremely hot and humid yesterday. We took along a mister with a fan to keep Dawson cooled off because the Topamax he takes keeps him from being able to regulate his own body temp. We have learned that Kids on Topamax can overheat very quickly.. Scary stuff.
This was Madison's first trip to the zoo and as expected, she just loved it!!! The weird thing about it though..... Of all the animals at the zoo, she was most fascinated by the snakes. ??????
Yeah, not sure what that's about. " Look at the Giraffes Madison!!" " Daddy, where are the snakes??" Anyway, thanks Carol for the invite to Owen's party we had a blast.
Dawson did a great job while we were there. He never fussed, cried or anything. He just hung out in his stroller taking in all the sights. Him being so good allowed everybody else to have a wonderful time.
Things are still going great for him. He is busy this morning " playing house" with his sisters. He just includes himself with whatever they have going on. If they leave, he follows right behind them. Very content as long as he is with them. He has started this bear crawl thing where he will walk on his hands and feet and I swear it looks as though he is just fixing to stand up and take off running. He is pulling up very well now and we are having to do double duty just to make sure he's not getting into anything hes not supposed to. What a wonderful sight to see this miracle and there is not a day that goes by much less a few hours that we do not thank God for his incredible progress. We just can't wait to see what the future holds for this guy. He is such a blessing to us and those around him.
As always, thanks for taking the time to see how hes doing. We love you all
Jeff and Allison
About Me
- Dawson
- Dawson was born Sept 4 2007 and was diagnosed as having Infantile Spasms when he was 2 months old. Infantile spasms are a rare seizure disorder. Our story is one of faith and hope. Dawson now has multiple seizure types as well as developmental delays. We are prayerful that we will be able to find a way to stop the seizure monster that lurks in his brain. Your prayers and support mean the world to us.
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Jeff, Allison, and Dawson,
My name is Molli and I visit your blog often. My son Charlie was diagnosed with IS in March. He turned 1 yesterday, so him and Dawson are only days apart! I love to read about how well he is doing, it is fantastic!! Charlie is now crawling as well, and to show off at his party yesterday, he pulled himself up on the ottoman--trying to get a sucker:) It was the first time he has done that, and there was a room full of people as his audience! I guess food is his motivation.
You can visit his story as www.carepages.com and search for CharlieSalzman.
Take care,
Molli Salzman
Third time is the charm! It went off without a hitch!Happy to see a fun time was had by one and all. And as far as Dawson .... I think by now you all know what an incredible little guy we think he is. We have been blessed to be able to watch this journey.The highs. The lows. The in betweens.We have rejoiced in his triumphs and felt the pain as you have had to see him struggle.As his first birthday approaches we are filed with such joy at all he has accomplished and over come.He is an inspiration,as you all are. You continue to give hope to those who stop by looking for something to cling to as they forge ahead on their own journey.You have turned to each other,your friends and most importantly to God for your strength and guidance.Thank you for allowing us to tag along for the ride.We look forward to watching him continue to grow and thrive and do the amazing things we know he is destined to do!
My name is Mary Davis and i would like to show you my personal experience with Topamax.
I am 46 years old. Have been on Topamax for 30 days now. I would not take this for migraines. I've tried everything for migraines but this was by far the worst experience I've had with any medication. I'm sticking with my Imitrex injections.
I have experienced some of these side effects -
I had the tingling feeling in my hands and feet. But I also kept having memory issues. Friends kept teasing me and saying I was on Dopamax. I thought it would get better. One day I started having constant seizures and ended up in Neurology ICU for five days. Almost killed me! It wasn't until they had me completely off Topamax that I finally became coherent. I remember nothing while in the hospital ICU. I was totally out of it.
I hope this information will be useful to others,
Mary Davis
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