Nancy, I pray for DAN and you that something can be done where he can be back to his usual self of being how he should be!

Nancy, your list reminded me of all I have to take away when I looked after Ray, which is why we concluded our travel to anywhere but family in 2006. Too much gear to haul around!

Try to offset the silence from Dan with your own version of noise, your music, your housework, your out-loud daydreaming. I used to have to do that on days when Ray went to bed and sulked or sat on the verandah with his lips compressed. Your spouse is always going to have off days and angry days but that does not mean you have to share them. Sometimes I knew Ray wanted to shout: "Turn that music down!" but he resisted even that.

Seriously we all have (had) issues and somehow we learned to cope with them. I guess your problem is there is such a wide range of emotions and behavioral variations to deal with. Do your best and forgive yourself when you get it wrong.

Nancy: so sorry for the recent setback.

I do understand that you are concerned that there is a medical issue with Dan's seizure and I do hope the nurse was able to give you some insight.

I don't know that we will ever stop worrying, fretting, trying to solve things. I think when you have found your perfect mate, father or mother of your children that just maybe something that we learn to live with. I can't advise what to do to distract you - nothing works for me, except once Bruce is in bed for the night, comfy, has his TV remote and I have everything set up for the morning, finally some me time. Too tired to do much, but I do try to do a little something for me. Go easy honey, take care.

So sorry; I sent you some St Paddys Day cookies but I guess that's not going to help much now ;-(

Hope tomorrow things turn around.

I just thought about this and-- DUH-- Dan is coming up on his 3rd strokaversary..... in 9 days ( march 12) it will be 3 years.. doubtful he know the exact date - but , i believe he realizes the "time" is near..hmmmm

and colleen i will take cookies anytime...lol

This year I sort of knew it was the anniversary but it wasn't a big deal for me, for a change. Never would have believed it way back when.

Glad to share the calories!

Sending my thoughts and prayers

Yvonne

dan is feeling better - everytime we can get through one of these - "episodes " for lack of a better term i feel we CAN get past episodes... but geez we loose DAYS and DAYS to this .... but we get a glimmer now and then - i live for those days ....

test - hmmmm..... my test came back posted. When you first wrote this post, I responded twice, and it never showed. This happens to me a lot, maybe the board is doing something at certain wee hours that will not accept posts then. So, I thought I'd do a test today and see if my post showed up! Just something about how much I hated how this happened, especially right on the heels of that horrible stomach virus.

Also, wondered if his pre-seizure shutdown could have anything to do with his body going into a state that was part of the whole process of it getting ready to have a seizure.

Also was thinking about how the vet told me if Bella had a severe seizure to take get her to a doctor, as it was too hard on them and they could give her a ...can't think.. one of those shots that calm you down. I'm thinking they must have those for people... and if you are someone that is known to going to have more seizures, why can't you just have the shot so you can give it to him? The same idea as those who have those injections for severe allergic reactions - they are ready for them.

I sure hope you and Dan have some good days coming.

sandy - the loss of a post has happened to me to, not often but like you said probably a updating thing..

last week i responded to a gal, and it was there but like the next day it was gone... but she had doubled up on her initial posting and it was being combined to avoid confusion so i guess it got lost somehoe there....... valium is the go to but i dont know that it would have any "speed" intramuscularly .. and unless his port is accessed than i can get it in that way either - and i kinda think since his port is so close to the heart it might not be a optimal place either... i do have a valium rectal gel - but after watching dans seizures - there is no way i could get that "up there" with out hurting him.. the man is pure muscle - tightly contracted.. and then there is the whole - people- shouldnt have injectable controlled meds in their home... i would prefer if i could just give him a shot to control the seizure but there is a lot of potential to kill him by giving him to much - even a small amount to quick could do it- but at a hospital they can counteract if that happened.... so like many things in our healthcare system sometimes animals are treated more humanely than humans .. and in all honesty as troublesome and they are troublesome as the seizures are - compared to a epileptic with uncontrolled seizures - dans is OK once every 2 months is not to much cause for concern - the concern that they are always looking for is a "change" in the pattern indicating the meds need adjusting or changing. although lamictal the drug dan is on generally is a good lifetime use drug with good results provided it is increased properly when the initialization of the drug begins ... it took a year , to get the drug to a optimal level.... ohh i babbled on and on and on - sorry ( and yes you were on the mark with the day before was a AURA day - the seizure was coming-- and the postictal day after the seizure was a recovery day) --- SANDY i hope you are doing OK it is not like you had a walk in the park either as of late.... WE NEED SPRING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!