We were so excited about Christmas time, but as soon as Christmas break started for the kids, the illnesses started. I (Amelia) was sick with an aweful head cold, then Ken got it 2 weeks later. Annelise got the fever and throwing up from about Dec. 22 to Dec. 26. Liesl was ill also during that time, but not as bad. David got it right after Christmas and had it for a week - probably the FLU. He wanted a re-do on his Christmas break. But, as we've discovered, if Charles gets ill, that usually leads to seizures. Sure enough, right after cooking all day Christmas Eve, and heading to Grandma's house for dinner, it became clear we would have a quiet dinner alone. Ken and I and Annelise and Charles stayed home, but Liesl and David went to family dinner at Grandma's house. Charles had a fever and seizures, including a "tonic" seizure - only his second to date. We went to Walgreens on Christmas Day to get more of his "emergency" medicine - Clonazapam (same family as new daily Clobazam) but more fast acting. Grandma Dianne Greaves gave Charles new pajamas that she MADE him for Christmas...that was a highlight that day for sure! Here's a picture of him on Christmas Eve in his new jammies. At one point, we had planned to drive to Utah for a week after Christmas, and are SO glad we had already cancelled that trip - with ALL the illness and poor little Charles' episodes.
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