Well we have finished school, gone on vacation and now the latest... We had a visit with the neurologist two weeks ago. Sam has not responded well to her seizure medicine therefore he decided to increase the dose of one of them. Well....that didn't go over so well..upset her tummy, she threw up, I called the nurse, and now we are scheduled to start the ketogenic diet to try and control the seizures. This is like the Atkins diet however EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING must be weighed and fit in to a ratio of fats to carbs. We haven't "officially" started on the diet, but I have been label reading...who knew that there is 12g of carbs in a cup of 2% milk....YIKES! One thing I do know is that she will only be able to have 10g or less of carbs a day. So my nights have been reading and educating myself for what we are about to encounter. I have been blessed with articles given to me from my sister in law that is a nurse, my cousin Heather that said she will work with me to create meals following the guidelines I will be given. It all seems very daunting, but I know that this is something I must and will do for Sam.
