A Year Ago Today (Sad)

         Today is February 16th, a day that will live in infamy...at least in our family. A Year ago today,  Daddy, Auntie Rachle and I woke up and planned to have a photographic adventure day with little Mr. Six-Week-Old Rowan, when suddenly...he seized. There began the very long drama that we weren't yet aware we'd been cast in. So this little boy, in his gigantic Penguin jammies, scared the hell out of us all, we rushed to the hospital, and you know the rest...

     Now, a year later, with seizures and surgery both behind us, it's hard to remember the paralyzing terror from that day. What was once a twitching little baby with eyes out of focus and perhaps no hope of winning his battle with seizures is now a beautiful little boy with opinions, likes and dislikes, and smiles that will melt any heart. We're by no means finished with epilepsy, it is a part of Row, but, at least for now, we've triumphed, and that terrifying day holds no power over us. Row has suffered, fought, and conquered, and the future is bright.

I now look forward to the day when Aunt Rachle can repeat her visit and get a well-deserved do-over.

amazing photo by Rachel Sullivan Photography