Hey Donna...:o)

Happily, things have been pretty quiet for us, knock wood. Since starting
Keppra Rachel has had an average of one seizure a month and the most recent
one was because she had a fever with strep. I have never liked fevers but
now I have a reason to hate them.

I have been coping with bursitis in both hips and not enjoying it much at
all. Dr. gave me the option of injections with PT to go along with them, or
a range of stretching exercises and 'walking like an English soldier' for
five minutes a day. Well, I'm a typical arthur patient, which do you think I
chose?lol  Yup, the exercises and no extra walking. I already stand at work
for many hours a day and then come home to more chores here. Dr. did
acknowledge that and once again asked if I could be doing something else for
work. Ssuuurreeee....because my high school education will get me a job just
anywhere with weekends off and the flexibility I need right now. No thanks,
I'll stay where I am until I win the lottery.

Brett's working 7 13-hour nights in row and we are now on day 4 of this.
Shortages at work due to vacations and the need for extra money are spurring
him to volunteer for overtime. It's a little much for a slightly paunchy,
almost 40 year old...even if he does think he's still 20. By the end of the
week, he'll be a blob in the recliner and we'll just step around him for a
few days until he recovers.lol

We have some fun things planned for summer and are looking forward to our
family vacation to Canada at the end of August. School has a later than
usual start this year, so Rach won't be a fourth grader until Sept. 8th and
she is so excited about a new year starting off better than the last one
did...so am I. We have great hopes that Rachel's life will be much more calm
and average than it was just a few months ago.

Thanks for asking...you are always such a doll,
Kelly C.;o)