Petite Mal Seizures

Today has been one wild ride. Jamie called and said Zander was having more seizures. He is having petite mal seizures. They are similar to grand mal, but without the entire body shaking. They have been pretty serious over the last couple of days. The doctor has ordered two tests for him tomorrow at Mayo. The first is a sleep deprived test to test for seizures. Zander will get up at 3 am and not be allowed to go back to sleep until after the test. The second is for his heart. He then will meet with the neurologist tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m.

Jamie is very scared. She wanted Mom and Dad to come up and they wanted to be there for her. They decided to head to Dodge Center around 4 p.m. this afternoon. I stayed home to take care of the farm and the twins while Melissa is at work. During the course of the evening, I received a call from a friend of mine saying that there are tornadoes in Minnesota. Jamie had said that the weather was really bad. She was losing tree limbs out of her yard around 4 p.m. because of high winds.

From 7 p.m. until a around 9:30, I played junior meteorologist for both my parents and Jamie. Jamie was in the bathroom from about 7:15 until 9:15 ish. Mom and Dad needed to know where the storms were for their trip to Minnesota. I had radars up for Northern Iowa as well as the Rochester, MN area. Jamie even called and asked me to bring up the local TV station site. This really helped because I could direct Dad in from other ways based on what I was seeing on the radar and the television reports.

During the course of event, I recognized the towns impacted because of all of the trips I have made north. Granted, I find myself sleeping through Iowa. There isn't thing else to do. When we go to Jamie's, we pass through the town heavily damaged tonight by the tornadoes. Please remember all of those in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. They were calling for volunteers to help with search and rescue. This town is about 20 miles south of Jamie's. We may be experiencing lots of rain in St. Joseph and Northwest, Missouri. It is an inconvenience. It is not devastation. Please pray for the victims of the storm as well as the people who are involved in the search and rescue. It will be a long evening and days ahead for them.

Dad and Mom arrived safely. Jamie did have house damage, but it was minor as far as she could tell in the dark. The guttering was on the porch and her backyard is heavily flooded. However, things could have been much worse.

Please remember Zander and Jamie tomorrow as he goes through more tests. It is hard to watch a 14 month old angel go through these tests. Please remember Dad as he travels back home tomorrow. Please remember all of those who suffered loss in the tornadoes of southern Minnesota.

Update From Reaction

Zander slept for over 12 hours last night. He's smiling today, but his left eye is rather droopy. He isn't as peppy as he usually is. But continues to smile. He is already choking a little already.

Jamie and the boys are supposed to come home tomorrow and spend a few days. However, we are not sure at this point. Please remember them in your prayers.

Major set back today

Zander had a major set back due to his increased Mestinon dose. He had a reaction to it today. Our neurologist wants him off of it for at least 1 week. The last time he had to go off of it he aspirated alot. PRAYERS PLEASE!!! Hopefully tonight, as the medicine starts to wear off that he starts to perk up.