March Update

Hello Friends,

Cutter is doing wonderfully! He has not had a seizure in three weeks! Praise the Lord! He continues to be such a joy and a hoot to be around. He loves his little brother, that is for sure! This two year old phase is not always fun, but we are getting through it! Ha, Ha! Since they lowered the Keppra we have seen an improvement in his behavior, so that is a definite plus. Now we know why he pitches fits (because he wants something or he cannot get us to understand him)! It has been awhile since he has gotten really angry and had "Keppra-rage."

We will be leaving for Chapel Hill on Sunday and will be there for three days. Since Cutter is not currently having seizures (that we can visibly see) we are not sure how this trip is going to go.

We can't believe how much Cutter has grown. He is now 26 months old and getting so big. He is potty training and learning to talk more. He is a wonderful little boy and quite a character.

We will keep you updated about our Chapel Hill trip! Please continue to pray!

Latest Update

Hello Friends,

It is a lot harder to update Cutter's blog now that we have a new little one in the house! Cutter is continuing to have seizures, almost daily. There have been a few days since Dec. 3rd that he has not had seizures, though. He has had over 600 since December 3rd. We went back to the doctor two weeks ago and had another EEG. His EEG is still the same. We were thankful to see that his seizures are still starting in the same place, on the right side of his brain. Dr. Huffstutter's recommendation was to go back to Chapel Hill to discuss surgery once again. So, as of right now, we will be going back to Chapel Hill on March 18th for a 3 day video EEG. We are a little trepidatious about this trip, as we will have Maverick with us, too, and we are not sure what all tests he will have to go through.


We will update again soon. Please keep us in your prayers!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, friends!

We have much to be thankful for this holiday season. First, and foremost, we are thankful for the reason that we celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ. We are thankful for our salvation and for all of the many blessings God has given us.

On December 2nd we welcomed Maverick Lane to our family. Cutter adores being a big brother and is incredibly sweet to him. Maverick is already three weeks old, and we are all in love with him!

Cutter continues to do very well, though his seizures have started back. They started back on December 3rd, and we attributed this to all of the excitement and new routine since the new baby arrived. However, we feel like we have settled into a good routine, yet Cutter continues to have anywhere from 4-20 seizures a day. They upped his medicine (Dilantin) two weeks ago and lowered his Keppra based on his latest blood work results. We were hoping to see a positive change in all areas because of this but, so far, nothing. The good news is, however, that the seizures have not affected Cutter the way they have in the past. He bounces back very quickly and continues with whatever activity he was doing before he had the seizure. The seizures are very brief (seconds) and very mild.

We will call his doctors next week just to give them a report. We will continue to pray for God's guidance and will to be done when it comes to Cutter and his disorder. Thank you all for your prayers and support. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

Doing Great!

Hello Friends!

Cutter still continues to do wonderfully! Tomorrow will make 4 months since Cutter's last known seizure. We are so very thankful! God has truly, truly blessed us. Cutter is going through speech therapy right now and seems to be making very good progress. He is learning new words every day and how to use them, as well as show us what he is wanting when we ask him.

We are excited about the upcoming arrival of Baby Greene #2. We are anxious to see how Cutter does with the little one. We are sure he will do great. He seems to like babies, so we will see! In a little over 4 weeks his little brother will be here!

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month....so in honor of this we would like for everyone we know to please spread the word about how our God has touched our little one's life. He has worked a miracle right before our eyes, and we are very blessed! And if you have never researched Epilepsy or Focal Cortical Dysplasia, please take a few minutes to do so, and you will understand more about Cutter's disorder.

Thank you for your continued prayers!

Great Report

Hello Friends!

We have not had to post anything in awhile because Cutter has been doing wonderfully! He has continued to be seizure-free. It has been over three months now. We are so thankful! We went to Chapel Hill yesterday for a check up, and the doctor said that he looks great! They did some blood work, but we don't know what his levels said yet. We do not have to go back for another three months!

Cutter is doing wonderfully in the area of motor skills. He is even getting to take a break from physical therapy right now! He starts speech therapy on Friday, and we are very excited about this! His speech therapist seems to be a sweet lady, and we look forward to working with her.

Thank you for all of the prayers and messages. We have wonderful friends and family! We love you guys!

Home Again!

We are home! Yay! The doctor came in this morning, said that she did not see any seizures on the EEG from Sunday to Monday, and that we could go home today! We feel so blessed to be going home already. There was not ONE SINGLE seizure seen on Cutter's EEG scans. Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord! They kept Cutter's medications the same, and we will go back in three weeks for a check up. We appreciate all of the messages, phone calls, and especially the prayers! Please keep praying!

Day 2-Chapel Hill

Hello!

We got great news yesterday about Cutter's EEG. The doctor did not see any clear seizure activity while Cutter was hooked up yesterday. Praise God! We are so thankful! The doctor said she was completely shocked, but we all know how God works in wonderful ways! The plan for now is that if Cutter does not have any seizures by tomorrow we get to come home! They are very pleased with what they have seen thus far. So, we are just waiting on tomorrow to hurry and get here. We are rejoicing and thanking the Lord for His many blessings. Thank you for praying!!!!!!