8 Months Seizure Free! It's a new record

This week is an exciting milestone for us.

It marks eight months since Adrian’s last seizure. This is the longest period of time my husband has gone without a seizure since the first one came on December 26, 2009!

We are so very thankful for this. We are thankful for your prayers. We are hopeful that this streak will continue.

Adrian may actually be able to get his license back soon. There is still some risk, but we would be cautious and I would continue to be the one driving the girls around for a while. At least he would be able to get to the state parks and play disc golf without having to rely on me or another ride! As he says, he wouldn't feel so much like a "toadstool" anymore. He does a lot of work around the house and is a great stay-at-home dad for the girls, but he is confined to the house all day, every day while I'm at work... No play dates or trips to the library, just the house and backyard.

I would go crazy. No really, I would. He knows that too.

We live in the country, so there's nothing within walking distance except for the model home where I often work. Fortunately, he gets the occasional break when my mom or his mom comes by and takes him and the girls for a ride.

Being unable to drive is one of the cruelest side affects of a seizure. About 99% of the time Adrian would be perfectly fine behind the wheel and more aware than I am, but it's that 1% chance that has made it too risky. Plus, Delaware forces you to revoke your license for six months following a seizure. It's been eight months, so his neurologist can now sign the necessary authorization for him.

Adrian has had a couple close calls but never had an episode while driving. We have seen God's hand of protection over him and those around him when a seizure happens - for the most part, at least.

As always, we hope that they are over. But the reality is, we still have our guard up.

Last night, we enjoyed an evening with friends and family celebrating the upcoming 60th Birthday of Adrian's Dad as well as Adrian's 35th birthday and that of his brother-in-law. We had a chance to visit with some of his extended family for the first time since our return to Delaware in April. His mom did a great job planning this event at Abbott's Grill in Milford, very much outside her norm!

However, Adrian and I both felt a twinge of concern that something would happen that night. Adrian had played in two disc golf tournaments over the weekend that kept him outside all day Saturday and Sunday. He had fun but was exhausted. Many of his seizures have come during times of exhaustion.

Adrian and his group of four Advanced disc golf players during Saturday's tournament at Trap Pond State Park. I was able to join him for the first time at a tournament. Fun but chilly and long ;)



On the way home from the party we realized that we had both separately had a feeling of deja vu that he would have a seizure that evening. Fortunately, the feelings were unfounded. Maybe it was just so we would say an extra prayer, because thankfully there was no sign of a seizure. 

As we celebrate many birthdays, our anniversary and Thanksgiving this November, we have so much to be thankful for, but at the top of the list is the absence of Daddy's falls. Not needing to get back up again. That is good.