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by LaraCroft07 from Wood River, IL

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My son's uphill battle
Feb 4, 2008 | 4:17 PM
Category: Weather
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We seem to be having a new battle lately with my special needs son Curtis he has been battling the barometric pressure with his shunt. It seems that every time the weather changes from cold to hot, or hot to cold he has a headache and stomach ache from the pressure changes in his shunt. After 3 days of headaches and misery on Friday he had another grandmal seizure his second in a month and a half. I am praying that the weather makes up its mind soon so he can get better. It has been frustrating watching him hurting and being so helpless. The only backup we have for a grandmal seizure is his medicine for emergencies called Diastat it stops the seizure within a minute of giving it to him. Hopefully it will get better soon I hope and today he went to his pediatrician again for a visit due to a developing sinus infection we got him an antibiotic and hopefully it will go away and not bring another seizure with it. Prayers are greatly needed.

xoxo,
Tammy
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Speedy62269 read my blog
Feb 4, 2008 | 4:25 PM

Wow Tammy - sorry to hear that. So it's definitely the change in the weather - right? It's supposed to be like this for the remainder of the week until like Thursday so that should help.

Hang in there girl - it sounds like you have some large obstacles/hurdles but you seem to be a tough person.
LaraCroft07 read my blog view my photos
Feb 4, 2008 | 4:47 PM

yeah it is the barometric pressure anytime the weather changes rapidly it really bothers him I sometimes even get headaches from it too.
Speedy62269 read my blog
Feb 7, 2008 | 11:59 PM

Here you go Tammy - Fox 2 is doing a segment on it...

http://community.myfoxstl.com/blogs/HeyElliot/2008/02/0
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LaraCroft07 read my blog view my photos
Feb 8, 2008 | 10:57 AM

thanks speedy I saw that on Elliot's blog I am just sad about what happened last night in Kirkwood MO that is a terrible tragedy and my heart and prayers go out to that family
Speedy62269 read my blog
Feb 8, 2008 | 1:07 PM

Yep...it's amazing what people will resort to when they are depressed or ticked off. I wish this person could have been evaluated somehow - his family seemed oblivious of his violent nature. Did you see his mother being interviewed - she showed absolutely no remorse that night.
LaraCroft07 read my blog view my photos
Feb 8, 2008 | 5:25 PM

yeah that was terrible she acted like it was no big deal.
Wildredneck read my blog view my photos
Jul 3, 2008 | 10:41 PM

Hello my name is colleen you posted on my blog about the boy ranover i to have a A shunt has it ever clogged (if you don't mind) mine did 1 when i was young we also had to takes it out @ days old do to meningitis (blog me back)
LaraCroft07 read my blog view my photos
Jul 4, 2008 | 1:11 AM

his has never clogged thankfully, this is his second shunt though he received the first at two months old, then his recent one in 2003. His current shunt is a v.p. programmble shunt so any adjustments needed on the pressure as he grows can be done magnetically now instead of multiple surgeries. Do you have seizures to? my son has them but they are under control with lamictal(lamotrogene).
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I am a married mom of 2 my son is special needs. He has Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Hydrocephalus, Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, V.P. Programmable shunting, seizures, developmental delays. He is a walking, talking miracle and amazes everyone around him. My daughter is my hero she calls the ambulance anytime her little brother has a seizure allowing me to care for him until they arrive. I enjoy restoring photographs. I also Colorize black and white photos.

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