Zoey was diagnosed with Epilepsy February 10th, 2005. She has struggled with uncontrolled seizures since then. On May 13th she had her Grid placement surgery. Her second surgery, Left Temporal Lobectomy along with a Amygdalohippocampectomy, was done May 19th. As of June 21 we tried IVIg treatments. July 12, 2005-Zoey was diagnosed with Rasmussen's Syndrome. This diagnosis and syndrome are devasting and there seems to be only one solution... another surgery. The Hemispherectomy surgery is in Zoey's future but we are unsure as to when it will come to that. This journal serves a lot of purposes and has been a blessing in many ways. Thank you for following along with us throughout our journey. We thank you for all of your continued support, faith, every kindness, thoughts and prayers. There have been so many wonderful families that we have met along the way of this journey we have been on. Please keep them in your prayers as well, they have truly all been blessings to our family. Their families are inspiring and strong, we think of them everyday and hope their struggles lessen soon. www.caringbridge.org/wi/jessiandreo www.caringbridge.org/mn/kylie www.caringbridge.org/mn/maryhable www.caringbridge.org/visit/charliebear www.caringbridge.org/visit/laneyhennlich www.caringbridge.org/ne/ryanm Journal Thursday, September 8, 2005 8:46 AM CDT Zoey's school day went much better. She hugged Dan goodbye and went on her way. The teachers noted that she even had a little fun! She did have a seizure around 3:25 just before I got there to pick her up. Walking up to her she was sitting at one of the lunch tables, she had a tired look on her face, and then I noticed her shirt collar was wet. I knew she had a seizure. Not much to speak of only a minute or so, pretty typical. Once home we all just settled in since I've not been feeling well and Zoey was tired, Ridley seemed to be feeling warm too. It was a quiet night. Not the best sleep for any of us though. Ridley was up around 2:30 a.m. and then Zoey had a seizure at 3:00 a.m. both kids were up for a while... needless to say being sick on top of about 4 hours of sleep, I'm exhausted today. Zoey's morning meds went better, not as much of a fight. She seems to be looking forward to school today. Tomorrow is the bake sale and picnic on the plaza day at the bank. I'm so looking forward to spending some time there with everyone. I miss you all so much, I can't wait. help zoey, go to http://www3.caringbridge.org/wi/zoeyb/