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The Results
By Meredith On November 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Blog, Cortical Visual Impairment, indianapolis, Infantile Spasms, low vision, Milestones, Motherhood, Parenting, Seizures, Special Needs, West Syndrome
On Monday morning, without hesitation I called Lola’s neurologist in hopes to find out the results from her 24 hour Video EEG (VEEG). If you haven’t noticed, I am not a very patient person when it comes to my daughter and the healthcare industry. I want her to be as much of a priority to [...]
The Anat Baniel Method
By Meredith On June 28, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Baby, Infantile Spasms, Milestones, Motherhood, Parenting, Special Needs, West Syndrome
A couple weeks ago, I was moseying around the “Special Needs” section at Barnes and Noble. While I don’t exactly know what Lola’s special need is, I was up for a bit of insight and what better place to look than at books. A midst the overwhelming stacks of books about Autism – that seems [...]
This morning Lola had a MRI at Riley Hospital for Children in Downtown Indianapolis in hopes to get clearer images so that an accurate diagnosis can be made. While the actual diagnosis doesn’t change much of anything in regards to her treatment and therapies, it is still necessary to know. Lola’s neurologist in Costa Rica [...]
“Normal” Never Sounded so Good
By Meredith On February 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Baby, Infantile Spasms, lissencephaly, Milestones, Motherhood, Occupational Therapy, pachygyria, Parenting, Photos, Physical Therapy, Seizures, West Syndrome
Well first off we have BIG news to share…Lola’s EEG came back normal! Thankfully there were no signs of seizure activity which means that either the medicine is working or Lola is simply not having seizures. It is too soon to wean her off of the Trileptal as seizures could still do significant damage, but [...]
The Tour and the Neuro
By Meredith On February 1, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Baby, Infantile Spasms, Motherhood, pachygyria, Parenting, Seizures
Yesterday Lola and I went with a close friend to visit the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI). I was warned up front that many times emotions can get the best of parents (mothers especially) as the school has children on all different levels of the visual spectrum. I hesitantly thought about [...]
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