Epilepsy Walk

Originally posted on 12/5/10
Yesterday, for the first time, we participated in the Epilepsy Walk at Crestwood Plaza in suburban St. Louis. Considering it was our first year, Team Teddy, had a good turnout and we were thankful for the support of our family and friends.
Teddy was having a really hard day, condition red....Turbo Red...he was continually whining, crying and causing as much disruption as he could...there was a person wearing a lion costume and that freaked him out badly...to say the least...This should have been an event that worked for him, not that many people, a calm walk indoors, no loud music...but something was wrong. He pretty much broke down when he lost his helium balloons...Steffi tried to jump up and grab them, but they were too high, but luckily she ran back and got him some more....which at least allowed us to finish the walk...Then we went to lunch at the Breadco...and things just weren't improving...he was having a fit and acting badly the whole time...near the end of the meal, when he was eating a Pumpkin Muffie, he suddenly jerked and almost knocked his water on the floor...and that is when we noticed he was having a seizure mid-bite...it lasted about 30 seconds or so...Teddy's unexplained bad behavior and seizures certainly are related and that explained a lot...sometimes a seizure will change his mood from bad to good...but no such luck this time, it was red until bed...My Dad and Carrie even left a little early because we couldn't hold a conversation in the house. We found it highly ironic that Teddy had a seizure right after the Epilepsy Walk...seizures are one of the worst problems we deal with right now.