Conor very happy on Friday, April 29 2016. This Friday things were a bit
different as Conor suffered a grand mal, tonic clonic seizure. On the positive
side it happened on a cushy couch in our living room with Dad within arm's
reach and Conor himself handled it well. It was still scary though.
At 3:35 today I had just finished a phone discussion on a legal matter and returned to the living room where I have a table and my laptop so I could do some work. Conor was sitting directly in front of me on one of 2 living room couches. As I sat down Conor's head kicked back and his eyes rolled back in his head. He began convulsing violently. Fortunately the couch had large soft cushions and Conor suffered no impact to his head. He also turned to his side himself so that any fluids drained out without him choking and he then put his knees on the floor and bent over the cushion seats so he was not at any risk. I was there holding him throughout and timed the process. The worst convulsions last between 45-60 seconds although his body still jerked for awhile and he did not regain bodily control or speech for a few more minutes. .. Not the first time I have been there for a Conor seizure. It never gets real easy but it is not quite as scary as the first couple of times. That said the location and an adult presence (me) assured a degree of safety that may not always be around for him and the outcome might be different on some future occasion. ... For now though Conor is resting comfortably on the other living room couch .. eating pizza. And life is good.
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