Ears...

Since the hospitalization in January, Avery had been recovering  very well, and near 100% again. Up until a few weeks back, when she got an ear infection, causing a fever ,which triggered a seizure sending Avery via ambulance to the ER for the afternoon. Unfortunately this is to typical for Dravet kids. A simple illness or infection turns into a life threatening seizure for them, and nightmares for the parents. A worry we have every minute of every day. This is just another day in our lives...

This is the 2nd ear infection this year, and warranted a prompt visit to a ENT specialist. He quickly assessed that Avery would benefit from getting tubes in her ears, and we scheduled an appointment for surgery to be this morning.

  The surgery was at 8am, and went very well. We were able to be home by lunchtime. Avery's a bit groggy, hungry, and sleeping quite a bit, but doing OK. Overall she recovering as expected, and we are hopeful she continues with no seizures or complications.  Thanks for your prayers.