Damonito has two types of seizures. He has grand mal seizures, which are the biggies but are basically under control with medication. When he's sick or tired he'll still have grand mals. The other type of seizure he has are atonic or drop seizures. These are small seizures that range from the drop of his head to a "full out crash and burn across the living room floor" seizure. They last only seconds but they can be alarming. These drop seizures are not as intense as they used to be nor are they nearly as frequent. Last year before surgery he was having well over 100 per day.
Damonito has an older brother, Joe. Joe knows that Damonito has seizures. He is often protective but on occasion he's used it to sneak a favorite toy from Damonito. "It's giving him seizures, Mom."
YOINK!It's rare for the family to go out together. It's just hard because anything can trigger the drop seizures. But we decided to go out for lunch one day. We walked into an Indian restaurant, sat down at a large table in the middle of the room. Secured Damonito in the high chair and he had a drop seizure and just planted his forehead on the table with a loud THUD. Everyone in the restaurant looked up and Joe, without missing a beat, held his arms out straight as if to hold back the crowd and said loud enough for everyone to hear,
"It's ok, he just had a seizure. He's ok."
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