26 Jan 4: Seizures Worsening

A few weeks ago, Weslee started having drop seizures. It's almost every night, and it coincides with the beginning of my severe health issues ... August? September?

I was hoping that it was just a temporary thing, and that he would get over them. Hoping that all of this increased seizure activity was because of stress or concern about my own health. 

Unfortunately here we are the first week in January, and not only has his seizures increased but they've mutated. Again. 

Weslee and I just got off the phone (a virtual appointment) with his epileptologist's office. Weslee has been speaking about the hurricane of seizures that he's been having lately. (Mostly simple partials.) One after another until he feels like it's a cycle that has no beginning and no end. 

He's up to five of one of his seizure meds (a year ago he took only 3 per day of this particular med). He takes a total of five different seizure medicine, plus his nasal rescue spray, which he is taking more often Too. 

None of this is helping. 

He is also still dropping weight. This really concerns me, because he's tired all the time. He doesn't have energy and basically, he's wasting away. His epileptologist's office is going to contact Weslee's GI doctor to see if they can get him in sooner than March, and she is also going to look into finding Weslee a therapist / psychiatrist. 

We have a virtual telephone appointment in a few weeks with his epulepsy team leader at the Cleveland Clinic. They want to know the status of Weslee getting the next couple of evaluations and surgeries up there in Cleveland. I'm going to have to remind them that I'm waiting to get reliable transport to get us there and back. My attempts to fundraise for a working vehicle or at least to get my vehicle repaired, have been completely 100% ineffective.

Meanwhile, poor Weslee is so frustrated. Anxious. Depressed. And some of his OCD symptoms have come back full force. I hate seeing him like this.

I have a migraine. Going to bed.

Thanks for reading.

Vikki

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Weslee needs more brain surgeries for his seizures and I have  new cancer diagnosis.  

To help, please like, follow and share... PLUS .. please go to his Medical GoFundMe or to our Paypal ... AND please visit my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/VikkiLawrenceShop .. 

For Weslee's regular and daily needs, please visit: Weslee Lawrence's Needs (WalMart) List.  Thank you.

End-of-2025 Seizure Cluster

 

Weslee was sick during the night... chest pains but not respiratory. Threw up around 5, felt a bit better, so he fell back asleep.

This seizure cluster started close to 9 a.m. Hurried in, watched for a bit then went back for my phone and recorded this.

What a way to end a horrible year. We/I really need 2026 to be better.

P.s. Our Christmas sucked. How about yours??

#2025SeizureCluster 

#gelasticseizures

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Weslee needs more brain surgeries for his seizures and I have  new cancer diagnosis.  

To help, please like, follow and share... PLUS .. please go to his Medical GoFundMe or to our Paypal ... AND please visit my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/VikkiLawrenceShop .. 

For Weslee's regular and daily needs, please visit: Weslee Lawrence's Needs (WalMart) List.  Thank you.

Dec 9: Overwhelmed. Again.

I keep trying to carve out time up write here, work on projects, deal with my health issues, finish writing books, help Weslee, etc, but I am struggling. (Oh, and my computer died. Arghh!)

Finally healed from my 3 hospital visits (3 in 6 weeks!) so now I need to turn my focus to my super-low platelets and uterine cancer.

Weslee has been having drop seizures (sometimes followed by gelastic) almost every night. When not in his safe space (bed), either I catch him as he falls (nearby by accident / fate/ luck) or he falls backward into walls, floors, doors, and one time, into the tub/shower. He hits his head every time, and often gets scratches or cuts on his back.

He crushed a little shelf (pic to left) set in the bathroom as he fell onto it. Luckily, it had held only his "night-timies" ... overnight disposable underwear, extra tp, etc.  Sooo glad he doesn't close the bathroom door because his body would have blocked me from getting to him. (As a reminder, we hung a long blackout curtain over the doorway so <1> he can have privacy, and <2> I can get to him.)

And I have either the flu or a nasty cold. Cough, fever, migraine, nausea/vomiting. Either way, I am laid up. Mostly.

Will post more when I can. 

Thanks. Vikki

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#gelasticseizures

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Weslee needs more brain surgeries for his seizures.  To help, please like, follow and share... PLUS .. please go to his Medical GoFundMe or to our Paypal ... AND please visit my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/VikkiLawrenceShop .. 

For Weslee's regular and daily needs, please visit: Weslee Lawrence's Needs (WalMart) List.  Thank you.

Nov 23: Weslee's Seizure Cluster


This is Weslee, my 29 year old child. He has autism, ADHD, and intractable seizures. 

This vid was taken early in the morning (~2 a.m.) on Friday Nov 21. He had had troubles getting to sleep, so I went in to see if he wanted a sleeping pull (prescribed).

I saw he had been having a cluster of seizures that continued to last over another hour. Mostly gelastic plus what I call the "wiggle worm".

Had to give him his rescue nose spray and yes, a sleeping pill. A lot of sleep is absolutely crucial for an epileptic like him.

He has had an increase of seizures since my health began to rapidly decline, and my cancer diagnosis. Stress, I assume.

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#gelasticseizures

#uterinecancer

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Weslee needs more brain surgeries for his seizures.  To help, please like, follow and share... PLUS .. please go to his Medical GoFundMe or to our Paypal ... AND please visit my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/VikkiLawrenceShop .. 

For Weslee's regular and daily needs, please visit: Weslee Lawrence's Needs (WalMart) List.  Thank you.




Nov 12: Back Home from Hospital


This slide show (sorry I can't slow it down) shows from early on Sunday, 11/9/25 through late afternoon on Tuesday, 11/11/25. Many challenges during this time... health and otherwise.

So glad Weslee and I are home. Hospital beds and the 'guest bed' (couch) are so uncomfortable. Once discharged, Weslee and I went to pharm, came home, ate, I started laundry and gave a seizure rescue med to Weslee, then we chilled until bedtime.

Today, I awoke in severe pain. They had sent me home with meds for infection, spasms and pain. The pain pills are very weak so staying in bed for today, unable to really function.

Despite hating their beds, the constant taking of vitals, and the ongoing evaluation of my eyesight (awoke with severe double vision on Monday), I believe we (I) would have benefitted from an extra day there.

Weslee's seizures are a mess. He has already taken an extra seizure med this morning because they (the little / simple partial seizures) were hindering his rational thinking skills. Glad I stopped by the pharmacy on the way home last night. Weslee now has enough rescue nose sprays for the month. I hope.

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Weslee needs more brain surgeries for his seizures.  To help, please like, follow and share... PLUS .. please go to his Medical GoFundMe or to our Paypal ... AND please visit my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/VikkiLawrenceShop .. 

For Weslee's regular and daily needs, please visit: Weslee Lawrence's Needs (WalMart) List.  Thank you.