prayers for Aggie needed again

Aggie had a great time on vacation with Grammy Pammy and Bump the week before Easter. I am glad the timing worked out so well- if she had been having the struggles that she had this week before vacation, I don't know if we would have let her even go. Aggie has been on her newest med for just over 4 weeks now. She had a few days when it really seemed like it was helping, but then the seizures came back and we started seeing some bad side effects. She was acting spacy, uncoordinated (even for Aggie), and at times was almost impossible to communicate with. It is hard to explain exactly, but in short her personality was drastically different AND the seizures came back.



So yesterday she was taken off this medicine and we are trying another one (lactimal). This one does not have the cognitive side effects, but we do have to watch her for a (very rare but very serious) rash. Because of the rash she will be put on it very very gradually.... so we should know in nine weeks if this medicine helps or not!

I am hoping to see her mentally come "back" here pretty soon... I miss her, if that makes any sense!

Please pray for Josh and I as we continue to research and try to figure out what is best for our little Aggie. Is there another approach we should be taking? Should we get a second opinion? Should we try the diet, consider surgery, send her for more tests? Are we just being impatient? We are considering a second opinion and may have her records reviewed by the specialists at the Mayo clinic in Minnesota.

So after a difficult week, we continue to hope and pray and fight for her. Meanwhile, I have been so blessed by the help of my mom who is staying through the weekend, and little Eldon has been nothing but a joy to us. Sometimes I look at him and think "If God can create such a perfect little person, surely He can help us through this trial with Aggie. Surely He can either defeat this foe for her, or bring an even greater good out of this trial for her and for us."

Our God is powerful, and He does hear the prayers of His children.
Thank you for praying with us.