Seizures

Life is fragile. You never know what to expect from one minute to the next. Damon was having a rough day yesterday. I figured he was hungry and tired, and that he was. I put him to sleep, but not without a fight. After he had been asleep for about 15 minutes, I was eating lunch at the table when I heard him having a seizure. It sounds as if someone is trying to catch their breath really quickly. So I went over and sat on the floor while he was still on the couch. I had the thought to look at the clock and time this one. I have never timed his seizures before and I'm glad I did. I just kept watching him, and nothing can get them to come out of them. So there I am, just watching Damon suffer from these horrible things that he has to go through. I was watching for different things that might signal something different about this one. Nothing really different. As I look back at the clock, it had been about 3 minutes. I continued to hold him to his side because his saliva was really starting to accumulate in his mouth. There was a slight moment where his color changed in his face to a more purple color, and he was having a harder time breathing. Looked at the clock again, 5 minutes now. I ran to our room and got a box down, hoping it was the right one where I put his emergency Diastat. Diastat is a medicine that you use rectally if a seizure last longer then 5 minutes. I had never used it before so I was hoping I was using it right. I just went with what I thought was right, and about a minute later, he was coming out of it, but not before I called 911. I hesitated to call them at first, but you never know with these little guys. It can take so little for anything to change, so I wasn't going to risk it. They were there pretty quick, and did vitals on him, and everything was normal. He was still so out of it, and kinda twitchy. He took a long nap after, and was pretty cranky the rest of the day. Seizures just wipe them out! I'm just so glad I brought the Diastat with me, and I dont think I will ever go anywhere without it now!