BINGO!

1:50 this morning, a grand mal.

No partial focal or breakthrough seizures here, she went straight to business.

Scared the shit out of me, but have to say, I have never been so relieved to see a seizure.

Of course, once I realized what was happening, I got up and started hitting the two buttons that 1) mark the EEG recorder to highlight the event and 2) set off this deep, gong type sound that alerts the staff. And nothing happened. I hit those buttons about 20 times, nothing. So then I hit the nurse call button on the bed remote which pages our nurse and the one on the wall above the bed which pages every nurse on the floor. Still nothing. So I went to the door and looked up and down the vacant hallway wondering why they didn't tell us they were evacuating the hospital? I go back to Lauren's side and finally hear the gong as well as nurses coming down the hall.

By the time they come in the room, she is done. The seizure probably lasted about 45 seconds but seemed like forever. There is no more helpless feeling in the world than seeing your child out of control. But that is what we are here for. I'm so glad. Work has begun.