another round...

Hey All!

Thanks for the continued prayers. I can't remember if I updated, but Joey is going to be having another surgery due to his dental issues. He's going to be admitted after because of anesthesia problems. Life is a blur for me right now so If that is repetative... i'm sorry!

Sissy is having some issues of zoning out on us, occasional confusion, etc. So, she will be seeing Nuero. Genetics is thinking an MRI needs to be done. I will call tomorrow to get the ball rolling.

Jeff saw his nuero today. They are at a loss at this time. They tested Jeff's memory today and found it to be not so good. So much so, The doctor called me in to explain the process of things so that we can be on the same page with medical care. At this point, Jeff's muscle "appeared" normal on exam. This doesn't present any foundation in either direction. At this point, they are going to move forward with ENG which is a nerve/muscle test. This will show them how the muscle reacts. Following that, we will go over for an MRI of his brain. He has been having more frequent migraines so much so to the point they are making him loose his peripheral vision. He has had these since he was in his 20's but have worsened. This will give them a good eye on what's going on neurologically. They are then going to do an EEG. They are concerned about seizures. You can have seizures that no one can see that can cause the memory loss, etc. So, they are taking all into consideration. on top of that, they are doing some blood work. Looking for some deficiencies, etc. After speaking with me about the kids, he began to take this a bit more serious and realized that this isn't something simple. We don't know what it is, but it is more complex than he bargained for. So... we start here and move forward. He said this presents a big challenge but we will get to the bottom of it.

Thank you for those who have been sending encouragement. We are all exhausted and spent right now.

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~Mindy Pfohl~