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Holding Him a Little Closer

Looking out over the surface of the pool, I'm briefly disoriented. I see something out there that I don't recognize at first, but then I am snapped into awareness. It's Jack.
The Importance of Being Seen

The guest band was rocking. I stood by the ice cream truck watching my daughter do her wacky dance. She'd led us over to the truck and kept periodically asking for ice cream and pointing to the pictures on the truck, b…
Brave Beyond Words

My son Brandon has epilepsy and he often falls to the ground unexpectedly. His most recent grand mal seizure was yesterday when he fell while he was walking down the street coming back home from the market. He was tak…
#Autism: Let's talk about seizures

I’m new to this whole seizures thing and so I’m not sure what to do. Gavin is still having absent seizures, even on the depakote. Lizze walked into Gavin’s room this afternoon and he was sitting…
Together We're Finding Our Voices

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to write. Between work, researching schooling options for Mia (kindergarten, oh my!), trying to get back into college myself, getting Mia’s seizures under control…
Seizures Can Tear Your Life Apart

The unwritten oath of a mother is to protect her child and after thirty-nine years, I still cannot do that in the seizure department. That is a hard pill for me to swallow. As I write this, I am searching for a new neu…
Seizing a link between autism and epilepsy

A new study published in the May issue of Epilepsia shines more light on the link between autism and epilepsy. The findings were picked up by multiple media outlets, including WebMD and U.S. News and World Report, wh…
How can you tell if they're having a seizure?

I went to wake Ryder up to get ready for church this morning but his eyes kept fluttering open and then rolling back up into his head. He couldn't stay awake. I realized this was a seizure so I thought I'd get the camera…
Left Brain Correlation

I love my daughter dearly. There is nothing that I wouldn't do for her. Nothing that I wouldn't give up. Every step of our journey together has been a learning curve. As of late, she has been having more seizures. Rela…
Collier County Denies Autistic Boy His Service Dog

6 year old J. C. Bowen, an autistic child in Collier County, Florida, wants his service dog with him at school. Collier County School District won’t let him. They say his needs are being met via his individua…