A Late Report on the Conference Call

Six days ago, I went to the Student Affairs building to meet with some of the LeTourneau University staff, and have a conference call with my parents.

There has been some disturbance because of my seizures - 8 seizures within 24 hours about seven weeks ago, and another seizure about one week ago. I have been relieved to hear that the seizure during Bib Lit (see previous post) was not followed by a post-ictal phase, but still, it was not comfortable for the university staff to hear that I had had another seizure.

During the conference call, it was brought up that it would probably be wise and considerate for me to move to a ground floor. (I am currently living on the only fourth floor on campus, named Eagles, but usually referred to as 4B.) I have many wonderful friends here on this floor, whom I would be very sad to move away from, and it stresses me to think about moving. However, it is undeniable that it would not be nice if I had seizures up here and paramedics were needed, and they had to carry a stretcher up three flights of stairs and back down with me on it.

I have talked with Mom, Dad, Sam, the hall RD, the floor RA, and other friends, and I'm thinking that I'll move to the ground floor straight below the floor I'm on right now at the end of this semester. So, the weekend before finals, I'll move all my belongings downstairs. (Hopefully I won't have TOO much cramming to do!) Multiple friends have told me that 1B, the floor I'll be moving to, is a very good one, with good friends to make, and that, plus the fact that I'll be able to study and spend time up on 4B with my [relatively] old friends is a comfort.

Thank you for your prayers! I recognize that God has blessed me a lot, giving me such a bounty of great friends, allowing me continued contact with them even though I have to move away, and giving me good friends to make when I move away.

Hit a bump, but back on the road

Thank you all very much for your prayers for me!

God has blessed me very much, with increased joy in Him, improving academic situations, and good health!

 Yesterday, during Biblical Literature, I had a strong aura that lasted about a minute, and it turned into a seizure. I didn't say anything about it, because I was hoping that it would not develop and didn't want to interrupt class unnecessarily, but as I've found a number of times before, it would have been better to interrupt the professor and say "I'm having a seizure." 

 I came to a while later, was taken to a dorm room on the first floor, since mine's on the fourth floor and if I had another seizure they didn't want to have to carry me down three flights of stairs. I rested there for over an hour, and felt ready to get up before Sam would allow me to, since he had directions to keep me resting for more than an hour. He got me my computer, and I started some homework while relaxing. He also checked my medicine dispenser for me, and brought it to me - I hadn't taken the morning's dose, which, after having the seizure, was good news. (I don't want seizures for no reason - that means I'm really getting vulnerable.) I took the medicine, and by the time dinner was over, I felt as if I hadn't had a seizure at all.

Monday there will be a conference call between me, my parents, and some LeTourneau University staff, talking about what they should do for future seizures.

Please pray for that.

Difficulties, But Doing Well!

It's 6:30 PM, and I just realized that I didn't take my morning dose of medicine.
That would explain why I had a couple of rather threatening auras today, the first in over a week - maybe two.
So, I took the full Ativan, and a third of the Keppra and Trileptal.

Yes, I mentioned that I've been over a week with no auras.

Also, things are going very well academically!
One class that has been somewhat difficult is Bib Lit*, not because of the quality, but the quantity of the homework - reading large portions of the Bible, and writing about each reading. I have been behind on it all.
However, the professor told us last week that he was behind, and so he's changing the schedule, making things due later. I am now getting caught up.
*Biblical Literature - looking at the Bible as a piece of literature

Another class that has been difficult is Electric Circuits 1. The professor does not believe in the inflated grades of today, but tries to give the grades that would have been given had we taken this class when he was in college. That makes it very important to work hard at this class. But, I was not putting enough time into it, until now.
I'm getting more of the homework done, I'm getting the quizzes finished and right, and I'm learning the material.

The news that Bib Lit was changing schedule, and thus forgiving some of my falling behind, was wonderful news to me, encouraging and invigorating me, and I soon realized that I could not only completely catch up, but get ahead by the end of this week.

This week is followed by a four-day weekend, for Fall Break, and I'm thinking I'll try and get well ahead.

Thank you very much for your prayers! God has really blessed me!