Worst week in parenting so far in 5 years....

[Rocky]

i only have a daughter that is 2 1/2 years old, and the course of her life so far has taught me a lot. one thing inparticular is that the feeling you had while it was happening, is one of the worst feelings ever.

my nephew has the same condition, it was known to us that he would zone out every now and again but when he came to stay with us last year, his new teacher knew what it was a week after he started school. thankfully though, hes never had a convulsion.

mr belding said it best, so God forbid it happens again take his advice

[Panthers Nation]

Damn brah,I hope you guys get some help for your daughter.

[Davidson Deac II]

That kind of thing is the greatest fear of most parents. I hope it turns out ok for you and your kids.

On the bright side, the blank confused stare means she might be eligible to get a job on the Panthers coaching staff. ;)

[YourMomsLover]

Lol maybe that is what Ron Rivera suffers from. :)

[YourMomsLover]

Update on our newborn.

He was released earlier this morning from the hospital so things are on the up and up.

I'm also at Great Clips about to get my haircut. Come to find out its my 11th shape up so it's FREE!

Hope it goes by quick so I don't miss kickoff...:)

[frash.exe]

Come to find out she has been having "absence seizures" for quite a while now. She has episodes where she can be sitting on the couch watching TV and we ask her something, but she just looks at you with this blank confused stare. All along we thought it was her hearing. This is the first time she has actually "seized up" and man was it scary.

Also our 1 month old boy was admitted to the hospital today because he has RSV. So that just made it much better.

TLDR....this week has sucked enormously.

jesus christ man what are they putting in your water supply

[YourMomsLover]

jesus christ man what are they putting in your water supply

Lol I have well water. :)

[LifeisaGarden]

I'm sorry to hear about your babies. I'm glad your son is doing better. I hope he continues to get well. I'm glad you found out what was wrong with your daughter. It can be so scary not knowing. Knowing what's wrong can help you to feel so much better.

[Kurb]

JT banned for 20 hours for being a dick

[Bronn]

Sorry to hear about all that. Good luck on working it all out.

[Wyank]

Absence seizures are nothing to worry about. Just fill her in on what she missed. I'm being serious - that's what paramedics are taught about dealing with them.

As far as the convulsions, don't try to hold her while she's convulsing. It'll cause further injury. Make sure she doesn't swallow her tongue while she's out. Being that she's 5, you may have to hyperextend her neck slightly to keep her breathing (place her head as if she's looking up).

You can't swallow your tongue without biting it off first. Don't put your fingers in your daughter's mouth trying to hold her tongue back. She can choke on your finger after biting them off. Don't even put anything in your daughter's mouth to help protect her from biting her tongue or swallowing her tongue. You're just going to fug up her teeth and gums when she uncontrolablly bites down on it. Or she will choke on what you put in her mouth if she bites down and breaks a piece of the object off and swallows it when she returns from seizing.

When she does return from seizing, role her on her side right away. She has a better chance of choking on her own saliva or vomit when done seizing.

Just a pillow under the head and wait it out. No restraining. Move poo out of the way so she doesn't slam her arm off something hard other than the floor. Protect the head with the pillow so it doesn't bounce off the floor too hard.

Grew up with an eplipitic dad.

WebMD tips

[Wyank]

One of my roommates in college was epiletic.(sp) He never had seizures, but he would space out every so often. We'd being cards, or we'd be eating dinner. He just get this bank look for several minutes. I was always scared he'd do this while he was driving. (Never happened as far as I know.) 1/2 the time I never knew it. His doctor wanted him to keep a log when he had these episodes,

I hope your daughter turns out alright.

My father lost his license when he was diagnosed epliptec. He couldn't get it back until he went a full year without having any. Surprised that state didn't have a similiar law.

[The_Light_Brigade]

jesus christ man what are they putting in your water supply

Hexafluorosilicic acid

[Dex]

I have epilepsy. No biggie though. After 22 years of life only around 6 or 7.