Here's my list of cliches that fit what's been going on: Time flies when you're having fun. No rest for the wicked. Shit hap...

As Brennan's mom I've been called brave and strong and many other words I knew I didn't deserve. We were all forced to try to be...

How many years ago now was the big medication change that had the effect of changing everything? It was the spring of Brennan's freshma...

Today could have been the day that I said Brennan has gone two months without a seizure, but instead we started the clock over on Saturday...

"If the surgery or medicine is working you can't make it suddenly stop because you jinxed it."                               ...

This surgery journey wasn't as easy as I hoped it would be.  I knew I would be scared during each of the surgeries.  I knew that waitin...

Today is Brennan's 16th Birthday.  We are still hoping for the best for Brennan.  We had a follow up appointment with his surgeon yeste...

Brennan has been home about 11 days and it's been an interesting 11 days.  At first he was full of "I'm home!" energy and ...

Brennan was released from the hospital today!  Less than one week after brain surgery and we are all home.  Brennan is still walking slow an...

As much as this is about Brennan, this is about his sisters.  What happens to him has impacted their lives significantly.  I am not sure th...

The first few days after surgery were hard on all of us.  We had hoped for Brennan to be in the "never to have another seizure again...

I looked it up and recovery means returning to normal.  So, I will not ask for Brennan to recover if his normal is what it was before surger...

Surgery is over! I wanted to start with the most important part.   Last week we expected the second part of the surgery to be on Fri...

Around 8am Wednesday morning I will try to make Brennan laugh right before he gets wheeled off for the second brain surgery in less than a w...

Wedding anniversary present for 7 years?  It might depend if you want to buy something from the Traditional or Modern list, but apparently t...

Surgeons like to perform surgery and non-surgeons like to prescribe medications (or just not perform surgery).  We learned that from watchi...

Alan’s first attempt at blogging. October 19 :  Time for seizures.  Brennan had brain mapping surgery yesterday.  Today the doctors...

Waiting to hear was not easy. It wasn't a long wait, but when it's this important it's forever. The doctor said the seizure star...

I didn't ask a lot of questions before Brennan's surgery. It was easier to be calm if I didn't know much and could just act lik...

Surgery is over and we've had two consultations. First doctor showed us pictures of Brennan's brain where the hole is from the remov...

Brennan wrote this last year for school: I am Positive I am Positive. I have had a lot to be mad or sad about. What can you do, sh...

Brennan has been in surgery for about 1 hour. I know he was scared. Maybe concerned would be a better word. For he last day or so he's b...

Rabid Squirrel A few years ago we met Rabid Squirrel and he's become a mascot for us.  I mean who would mess with a rabid squirr...