Mini Update on Ella

Ella is doing well in so many ways. It's been nearly 8 weeks since her brain surgery. She is getting stronger and more talkative all the time. She seems very aware of her environment. She is showing empathy and spontaneously saying things such as, "I luh you." All very positive.

Unfortunately, she did have a seizure last Tuesday. We were very sad to see it. The difference between one and none is huge. And my mom thinks she saw a minor one 10 days before that even. But if you think about how many she would have had before surgery in an eight-week period, it does make you feel better; I think the number of seizures could have easily been 15-16 instead just of 1 maybe 2. So we will be going up slowly on her seizure medication, and she is scheduled for an EEG at Children's again soon. They tell us that even if total seizure cessation is not obtained, patients who have this procedure respond to medicine whereas before they did not. Let's hope so!

I once again am nearly too tired to keep my eyes open. I will try to post a longer update soon.

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