Adjust those meds

Hello there, here are some polaroids of Jon getting an EEG done to update his files and provide a baseline for future adjustments to his meds. They flashed bright lights at him and had him blowing a little windmill and other things in an attempt to induce a seizure. Then we had to try to get him to go to sleep. He didn't cooperate for either of those but of course on the way home he had a seizure in the car and then slept the rest of the way home. We adjusted his meds after we saw the Dr. to see if that would have an effect on his seizure frequency. It didn't, but it did cause him to become more moody and aggressive and impulsive, in fact I had to bring him home from school once because of his behavior so we called up the Dr. and they said that was a common side affect of that med. We wish we had know that earlier. So over last weekend which was snowday enhanced we readjusted his meds again and now he is his sweet self again.
This is my Grandma VanTol. Kathleen and I went out to Northwest Iowa recently, flying out of a snowstorm here in Michigan and I spent a few hours with Grandma and My Aunt and Uncle Henny and Joe Van Oort which was fun and I really enjoyed myself. Thanks for being my chauffeurs, I had a good time.
Thanks again.
Dwight

snow days

We have had 5 snow days now since the Holiday break so Jon has gotten lots of time to bond with his new siblings and the neighborhood kids. He and Maria are also participating in Special Olympics swimming. Jacob is volunteering as an instructor and Jon keeps a good hold on him in the pool. He loves to go swimming but we don't think he has ever done this before. Jon continues to make progress at school as he learns how we do things here and that school is actually for work and not just for play.


I'll try to continue to put posts up here occasionally as Jon or our family does interesting things or reaches milestones. Jon did get a certificate in the mail recently signed by President G.W. Bush proclaiming him a U.S. citizen which we thought was nice.
Dwight