Divine intervention

The last time I wrote a blog post, I promised to get back into the swing of things. Well, life happened. Or maybe I should say I just got lazy! Either way, I have not written gotten back into the habit of posting every few weeks.

The last post, State of the Union, mentioned we had started a new medicine and had gone 5-6 days without a seizure. Well, now it has been about two months we have been on the Felbamate. We went 30 days without a seizure. When Super D finally had one last week, it was minor and only lasted 10-15 seconds. This is a huge blessing. To go from at least 3 big seizures a day to one every month has made such a big difference.

For the first time in years, Daniel has called us momma and dada. He is much more alert and responsive. We are seeing less behavior issues. He is beginning to follow simple one step commands again.

In the last week he has gotten all his shapes right at school. His IEP goal was 80%, if I remember correctly. 100% is not out of the question now.

Smiles and laughter are the norm now in our house. For so many years we longed to see the sparkle in his eyes again.

It is easy to take developmental milestones and normal child behavior for granted until it is not there.

Did we find the miracle drug? I don’t’ think so, but it is a miracle. I had settled in to the idea that it was not God’s will to heal him and any seizure control was going to be divine intervention. That is what we have experienced the last month.

I have a few ideas why God chose to wait this long to bring some seizure control to Daniel, but I do not know the exact reason. I am thankful for the wisdom he has provided over the last five years and the relieve Super D has now.

Does this mean he will be seizure free one day? I don’t know and I honestly do not want to know. I’m not sure I could handle knowing exactly what God has in store for the years to come.

Regardless of what is to come, we will rejoice in His grace and mercy, even if the outcome is not what I want or desire.

God is good, full of grace and mercy, even when things do not go as we want. He sees the beginning from the end, where I only see the here and now. What a great comfort it

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. Proverbs 15:3

is to know Him.