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Power Pack

Just two days after Lydia’s EEG, we went down for a different appointment at Primary’s. We went back to the beginning (this was the first clinic Lydia had an appointment with) and had an appointment at the HEFT Clinic. We met with the same gastroenterologist, speech language pathologist, and dietitian. The reason for this appointment …

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72 Hour EEG

About a month ago, Lydia went in for her first EEG. The results showed that it was abnormal. Lydia didn’t show a seizure but it showed a “seizure tendency”. We were given a couple options and decided that we wanted to do further testing to see if we could figure out IF there was a …

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ENT

When Lydia was getting her ABR last month, the team that was sedating her was concerned that she might have a floppy airway (there is a technical term but I can never remember it!). They highly encouraged me to get Lydia seen by an ENT. Our case manager got right on it and we got …

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Stander

The day after Lydia’s ABR, she had a BIG physical therapy appointment. On top of all of Lydia’s doctor’s appointments, she is still receiving physical therapy, feeding therapy, language therapy, and they are talking about starting occupational therapy 😳. It’s A LOT. There’s no other way to put it. But we love Lydia’s therapists and …

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ABR

Last week, Lydia had her ABR {auditory brainstem response} test. We were having some concerns about her hearing. It is a debated issue around here how well Lydia hears. We don’t really know if she knows her name or anything else really. She’s had two “booth” screenings and they came back inconclusive. They basically told …

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EEG

Since we are three hours away, we really try and make the most of our appointments at Primary’s. This day was a LONG one but we were able to get a lot done! Lab Work First up, was lab work. After our last meeting with the neurologist, they put in more lab work for this …

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Tier II

We were so sure that after we completed our mammoth list of tests from our developmental specialist that we would have a direction for Lydia. How could we not?! Our two biggest tests that we thought would give us some guidance were the MRI and genetic test. When we got the news that both came …