July 2012

At the beginning of the month, Brynlee comes down with a virus that gives her a fever of 104. In the middle of the night she has her first Febrile Seizure. At the time I didn't know what it was and shrugged it off as her acting weird due to not feeling well. She recovers from her illness and 2 weeks later Peyton gets sick with a fever of 104. Peyton has a cold and cough. 2 days later Brynlee's fever spikes again. She starts crying hard in the middle of the night and when I check her, her temp is at 104. I pick her up and she starts jerking in my arms. It only last 3-4 seconds. By this point I connect the dots that she has now had these "Spasms." twice when she has had a fever. I do a little research and call the on call Dr. She tells me that it sounds like a Febrile Seizure and I need to have her checked out ASAP. A few hours later at about 2:00 am, she has a 2-3 minute long seizure. Her eyes are open but they are dilated and she is not responding to me. Her body keeps jerking and she is screaming in between each spasm. Luckily it doesn't last long. The next day at the Dr he explains to me all about Febrile Seizures. They are pretty common and are essentially harmless, although terrifying for the parent. He also informs me that it could take until she is 3 to grow out of them, and that she will have them again, most likely every time she has a fever.

Later in the month our pediatrician thought it would be a good idea to have the girls tested for immune deficiency. Since it is usually a hereditary thing, he said only one child needed to be tested to start out. I took Peyton to Primary Children's Medical Center where they ran tests for immune deficiency and Cystic Fibrosis. Two weeks later we were notified that everything came back normal. We were relieved, but also frustrated because we still have no answers as to why our girls are always so sick?

Peyton at Primary Children's Medical Center for testing.