Life With an Epileptic Child

After the first convulsive seizure and our first cluster seizure we were beginning to wonder if this was how our life was going to be from now on. We wondered if this kept up what his life would be when he got older. Would he be able to get his license when he got older? Would he get married and have kids? He was still very young, not even four and he was having to go get valium in his behind to stop seizures. Now this was not quite what I pictured when I thought of our family but this … Continue reading

Telling People About Epilepsy Diagnosis

What was asked of us when we told her surprised me. She asked if we wanted to return him instead of adopting him!!! I am still shocked to this day that I as asked. What kind of parents would we be if we returned him to foster care? Would a biological mother turn her child over to CPS if they got the same diagnosis? We fell in love with our kids even before we met them I cannot even imagine giving him back. After we notified CPS we had to tell our family, it would have been a little easier … Continue reading