March and April have been rittled with seizures for Michael for the most part. Michael was fortunate, we found out today, to avoid fracturing his spine in a traumatic sprain / strain injury at the park where he fell hard on his bottom and back first off a slide and then a fall withinin the same week in the bathroom due to an atonic seizure (loss of all muscle tone) causing him to crumple and hit his head twice, once on the sink, once on the tub. This was the first full body atonic seizure he's had, although he has had other partial atonic seizures before now, limited to just his head. We are fortunate to have a visit scheduled this week with an pediatric epilepsy specialist. His back (a soft tissue injury) from both injuries, according to the orthopedist, could take up to 4 to 6 weeks to heal.
Praise the Lord - no fractures!
Jennifer Richardson RN
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