James went to the pediatrician on Tuesday with his mommy and his papa and he has pink eye. Fortunately, it’s not bad to the point that his eyes are crusted shut. The doc said it’s more like his eyes have a cold. Papa asked the doc if it was contagious,…
It’s been a pretty low-key week around here, but I’m trying to stay in the habit of posting once a week. On Thursday the weather was decent—a little chilly, but not too bad—so Stacy took James out for a walk just to get out of the house for a little…
Seizures/Diet With James’ seizures getting pretty bad about a week ago, we thought maybe he was going through withdrawal from the keto diet. On Monday we introduced a couple of things to his diet to see if they would help with the seizures…Reliv Classic and Reliv Now for Kids. Nothing…
Modeling I think I mentioned in a previous post that James has been doing some modeling. Well, he had another gig on Wednesday. He’s not getting paid for it, but it’s for a good cause. A local organization makes unique items for children with special needs to help them feel…
Because James was diagnosed with infantile spasms, a type of epilepsy in infants, I found this news article interesting: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/researchers-discover-source-of-infant-epilepsy/news-story/ef954c883fc08ada20a590fbf4fa9928 Researchers at the University of South Australia found that a genetic mutation on chromosome 16 appears to be the cause of epilepsy in infants. They’ve known that the mutation responsible…
January 20th has been designated as the International Day of Acceptance, which was started by Annie Hopkins, a local woman and the inspiration and co-founder of 3E Love. Unfortunately, Annie passed away in 2009, but her dream and vision lives on. Being someone with a disability, she dreamed of…
Happy New Year! I don’t know if it’s just me, but this past year seemed longer than normal. I guess now that I think about it, 2010 seemed like a long year, too. It probably has to do with all of the stuff we’ve been through since James was born.…