Organizing my Life

[BeingMe]

Strange, but my D21 had whooping cough at 3.5 years, and then developed epilepsy after. Doctor also thought we were nuts, but then he actually saw her drop (she had the petit mal) and was quick to seek help for her. She outgrew it by 5 years, and slowly came off her medication and was off it by the time she started school. She too is fine now. I didn't know there was a specific link between epilepsy and whooping cough.

As for me, I will be going to the main hospital in our area in March where they have an epilepsy program. Unfortunately, there is a bit of a wait, but I am in the care of a neurologist (who is 2 hours away, since we do not have one in our small city) who is monitoring me with MRI's. I did have an EEG which was clear. I do have a shadow on my left frontal lobe, which is too small to operate on, doesn't look like a tumour, and hasn't changed size between my two MRI's, so far. Oh dear, I think I'm repeating all of this, but I guess it does help to remind myself of it all. The medication effects my memory --- forget words and such --- not situations, just words. Very frustrating since I am in college. The other day I just couldn't remember the word 'eclipse' in the middle of discussing Galileo --- I actually blushed. Not that he had much to do with eclipses as such, but it being part of the heavens, I did wonder if he investigated them. Anyway, I'm off topic again.

Yes, my D16 had great plans for the future and I do encourage her. She wants to either be a fighter pilot or an artist (specifically animation). It will be interesting to see what she ends up doing.

Thanks for visiting my thread, bizarre. Much appreciated.