Monday, Feb 9

Good evening everyone. Today the Neurologist stopped in. She has reviewed all of the previous MRI’s that Pitt Memorial Hospital performed. It’s always good to get a second opinion. According to the Duke University Hospital Neurologist, the MRI’s all looked pretty similar. They show that the damage isn’t really isolated to the lobes discussed earlier; it is more global, which would be consistent with lack of oxygen. The good news though is that in her opinion, the tests only show mild damage.

They are describing the seizures that Taylor is having as Infantile Spasms. Not to say this is exactly what is happening with Taylor, but according to what I can find on the web, individual spasms typically last for 1 to 5 seconds and occur in clusters, ranging from 2 to 100 spasms at a time. The Neurologist described the condition as the brain is trying to send neurons to perform different functions. When the neurons run into a damaged part of the brain it tries to find another route, and this is when the seizures occur. She did say that it is possible that Taylor can grow out of this on her own. With so many of the Neuro issues we may just have to wait and see. Another silver lining is that infants brains have are better suited to finding alternative neuron routes. Until then, they will continue to aggressively pursue a way to control the seizures with medicine. To help determine the effectiveness they will continue to use an EEG over prolonged periods to monitor the response to the medicines.

I can’t help but feel the Lord is once again at work. I’m confident that Pitt Memorial would not have diagnosed these seizures as well, but I just feel Taylor is right where she needs to be at the moment. I’ve said it before; we have so much to be thankful for. And that includes all the friends, family, and people we have never meant that have come together to Pray for Taylor’s recovery and who’s kind thoughts have helped to lift everyone’s spirits. A big thank you to all of you.