Getting well

Dawson finally is over the hump. He's been generally not feeling well this whole week. Snotty nose, can't breath, irritable, so on and so forth. And to make it worse, theres really not much we can give him on the med front. Most of the over the counter cold/allergy meds can lower seizure threshold so we really dont risk it and just let his body fight it on its own. He always wins but there is usually a few days there where it always seems to get the best of him. All this to say, hes doing better and the past few days he has been in a better mood.

Not much change in seizures. They are hanging around and some days are better and some days are worse. Even on the bad days were counting our blessings because he continues to thrive and do very well developmentally. Yes, there are delays here and there, there are things he should be doing that he is not but, there are things he should be saying that he doesn't, BUT all in all, considering how many seizures he has had, and considering how many he still has, we are THRILLED with what he has accomplished. He can run, jump, feed himself, communicate needs, he tells us he loves us, even better than that, he shows us he loves us with hugs and kisses. He plays with his sisters and for the most part, if you met Dawson, you would never ever know he has a seizure disorder, much less one as devastating as Infantile Spasms. yes we are VERY proud of Dawson and how fun it is to watch him grow and blossom.

The things he isn't doing, we are dedicated to getting him there. Speaking of which...

Tomorrow is our meeting with the school system regarding Mr. Dawson and where he will be going to school. We are hoping to get him in the special needs preschool where he can get one on one therapy during the school day. We really feel this is the best option right now. My hope is for him to be able to be able to attend regular school with regular kids and for him to be just a regular kid himself... I believe getting him into this special needs school now will help him accomplish that goal later.

Well let everybody know how the meeting goes tomorrow evening.

Say a few prayers for us and know we love you all

Jeff and Allison