A week in the life: what happened?

You may have been wondering what happened to my 'week in the life' posts I had planned for the other week or even just why I haven't been checking in on the blog lately.  My sweet little guy has been in hospital and it's been a roller coaster ride of stress and worry ever since. It started at home last Saturday afternoon when my husband came running through the house with Oscar in his arms. Oscar was turning blue, frothing at the mouth, eyes rolling back in his head and convulsing – then he went limp and was gasping for air. In that moment my whole world stood still and all I could do was scream. 

Oscar was rushed to hospital and admitted overnight but blood tests revealed nothing. After signing discharge papers the following morning we were packed and ready to leave when he had a second seizure. Then a third. And finally a fourth. There were doctors everywhere and no explanation for his seizures. Febrile convulsions were ruled out. I felt weak at the knees and my mind was struggling to cope with what it was seeing. My baby: seizing, disoriented, exhausted. 

That night they transferred us to one of the major children's hospitals. Over the next few days Oscar had test after test – all of which revealed nothing. Normal brain scans. Normal EEG. Normal cardiac rhythm. He was given anti-convulsant meds which he will continue to take for at least the next few months. In a few weeks we have follow-up appointments scheduled and hopefully there'll be some answers. In the mean time though, he could continue having seizures as the meds take a while to kick in. Needless to say, I can't bear to let him out of my sight. 

Thank you to all of those lovely readers who have been asking about him. He is home now and slowly getting back to his usual self which is reassuring. You'll have to excuse me if I'm not posting as regularly over the coming weeks. All of my energy is focused on this little guy. As it should be.