JULY 20, 2009

Hello! Sorry it has taken me so long to post July’s notes. A lot has gone on here and I will start with the best news first! William does not have Batten disease! He is not a carrier of my gene defect. We are still waiting for Chris’s gene testing to come back. The...

JUNE 9, 2009

It has been a while since the last post. Nicholas has been doing excellent on the new medicine regimen. He did have a small set back last Sunday with a small seizure but otherwise his mobility has been good. He is able to run around without falling for about 10-15...

MAY 12, 2009

Happy 6th Birthday Nicholas! We love you so much! Nicholas celebrated his 6th birthday with friends and famiy on his actual birthday May 9th. It was at the Bounce U at his request as it is a familar place to him and he had a blast. I was very worried that he would not...

APRIL 15, 2009

Lots of updates from the last post. Where do I start…… We recently had two doctor appointments last week. The first was a 3 hour ophthalmology appointment at Children’s hospital in Boston.  A VEP test done (Visual Evoked Potential Test) in which electrodes were placed...

MARCH 24, 2009

Nicholas is doing well. Check out this picture of him on his bike.  I did not think he could a ride a bike. He jumped on his bike and rode down the driveway faster than I could say “NO!”. I could not believe it.   Next see him back at soccer. We have missed 6...

February 20th We are home!

Wow what a week…or actually 3 weeks. Nicholas has been very sick for the past three weeks with many more seizures.  It was a difficult time for all of us. We thought the increase seizures were from a virus, levocarnatine or even a possible bacterial infection. The...