Well it's been a busy year for us again. Between both working full time and then all of Cailyn's appointments and therapy our calendar is always booked. No hospital stays for the girl in 2010 though so that was a big relief.
Here's a recap:
February: Cailyn turned 2 and we got whalloped with 2 blizzards. I even ended up with a full week off work. We were supposed to meet up with my Family in Las Vegas but our flights got cancelled.
March: We participated in our 3rd National Walk for Epilepsy on the National Mall in DC. Aunt Danielle flew in to join us as well as other dear friends. Cailyn's Crusaders again raised funds for research into Epilepsy and hopefully a cure. The 2011 Walk is Sunday March 27 so mark your calendars.
June: We got Cailyn a neck tube ring for swimming, which she still really seems to enjoy.
July: July was rough. Cailyn started having lots of seizures again and the medicines she was on really seemed to be doing nothing. She had another MRI, and this was a big one, to see if they could determine a cause for her seizures and figure out if she was a candidate for surgery. I was hopeful, no one hopes their kid will have brain surgery, but if it would help I was on board. Unfortunately the tests came back negative and we were back to the drawing board on determining a cause and possible fix. With her seizurea still really out of control we started her on a new medicine which is kind of a last resort and has some serious side effects.
August: The new meds were doing wonders for Cailyn. She was still having seizures, subclinical, you couldn't see them, but you knew she was out of it for a bit. The big scary ones were gone and she even started giggling. She hadn't giggled in 2 years, since the Infantile Spasms took that skill from her.
September: So because she was aging out of the Early Intervention Services for her therapy, Cailyn started at the Special Needs Preschool. It was a very crazy time, not only did we have to get our nightowl baby on a schedule where she would be up and ready for school at 7:45, we also had to put our 2.5 year old on a bus with strangers and hope they bring her back in one piece. Whew that was rough, but she really does seem to like school.
October: In October we added a new member to the family. We got Otis (a French Bulldog/Boston Terrier mix) one weekend when we were visiting Curt's Mom in PA. He was very unplanned, I can't believe we are potty training another puppy. Also in October Cailyn got her new wheelchair. She's so big now and she's much more comfortable in the wheelchair. It also doubles as her car safety seat on the school bus.
November: We had a family reunion in Florida and Cailyn got to see her cousins Mattie and Tas who live in Alburquerque.
December: We are getting ready to celebrate Cailyn's 3rd Christmas and Curt and I just celebrated our 6th Wedding Anniversary, that's gone by quick too.
Best Wishes to all, Hope and Happiness in the New Year--Love the Reeses
(Pics: Elvis and Otis, Cailyn as Wonder Woman for Halloween, Cailyn's school picture and then her picture with Santa.)
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