Hospital Stay!
Warning: This is a long post but hopefully not too boring. :) As many of you know, Hanna suffers from Epilepsy (a disorder where she has reoccurring seizures). She started having seizures when she was 6 years old and over the past 8 years we have tried dozens of medications to try and control them. We've dealt with medicines that help but carry serious side effects, medicines that work for a while and then stop and medicines that help but don't completely control the seizures, even at the highest dose possible (while still being safe). Most medicines carried unpleasant side effects including zombie like behavior, suicidal and homicidal thoughts, aggression, nausea, double vision, clumsiness, shaking...the list goes on. About a year or so ago, her neurologist referred us to an epileptologist, which is basically a doctor that specializes specifically in Epilepsy. We love her doctor! He is kind, considerate and really listens to us. After months of having trouble with medica...