Epilepsy Diary

The good news is that Stacy had a phone consultation with Dr. Manso today and he was fairly confident that Stacy will not have another tonic-clonic / grand mal seizure if she sticks to the regimen. He recommended that she stop taking the Taurine and start taking some chromium picolinate. He wants to [...]

We spread Great Grandpa’s ashes yesterday in accordance with his last wishes. It was a pretty emotional/stressful day for Stacy. Fortunately, she only had two small jerks to account for it as far as seizures are concerned. I’m not sure if she cried all that she needed to, but I think that [...]

Stacy had a phone consultation with her primary doctor yesterday. He thinks that if Stacy continues taking the Dilantin, 5 HTP and other supplements and keeps getting good sleep, that she won’t have another (grand mal) seizure.
Stacy attended her weekly LENS neurofeedback session today. The effects of neurofeedback therapy were gradual and hard [...]

Neither Stacy nor I have had much time lately to post in the forum or the diary. Her grandfather is terminal and we are barely keeping our heads above water with our daily schedules. We also learned last night that one of her uncles died from a heart attack a week ago - [...]

Stacy was a complete emotional wreck today. Her uncle is in town and took her grandfather to see his doctor. The doctor said he likely has only 3-6 months to live. Stacy is not dealing well with the prospect of losing her grandfather so soon.
Fortunately, the Dilantin seems to be working as [...]