ONE YEAR of Seizure Freedom!

This is the first time in Melanie's 8+ years she has been seizure-free for an entire year! That's almost unheard of in the world of Dravet. So what's the secret? God's smiling providence. I'm just so thankful that we've had this lengthy period of fantastic health and growth. We've had lots of changes in the past few years, moving homes and schools twice since late 2014. And now a new family, since Mommy got married in July. James and Melanie have gained three teenage step-siblings, a step-dad, two dogs and three acres. And dad got married in 2015.
This year, she is in second grade at an amazing school, where she has awesome teachers. She had great teachers last year too, but the combination of brain health, low med doses, happy and stable home, and the perfect school situation for her has caused her to shoot beyond anything I ever expected! She reads a new book every day, has about 50 sight words, is taking spelling tests, knows her calendar, can tell time, do basic math, write all letters and numbers on her own, sound out words...
And she is the funniest, silliest, happiest little goof-ball. Always singing and dancing and wiggling. She makes everyone fall in love with her. Earlier this week I took her to a clinic for a strep test, and when the doctor lifted her shirt to listen to her heart, she said, "Do you see the fish in my bellay buttawn?" He told her she could come back and visit him anytime...

Mommy made purple frosted butterfly cookies for Melanie to bring to school today, so her friends and teachers got to celebrate with her. Thanks for rejoicing with us! All glory to God!!