My sister just called after meeting with the neurologist this morning.  The EEG showed abnormal activity in his brain.  They will not classify him as being epileptic until he has has 3 or more involuntary seizures.  He will go back this afternoon at 2:00 for an MRI.  He is NOT being released to drive at this time.  They have started him on a medication that will hopefully level everything out.  It should help him sleep as well.

Please remember all of them in your prayers.  Nathan and his parents have been at odds for quite some time and for whatever reason, maybe just a 17 year old boy thing, he has quite the "I don't care about anything" attitude.  I can't imagine being a senior in high school with prom, spring break and graduation coming up and being told that there is abnormal activity in the brain.  Not being able to drive is a HUGE sore spot at this time, plus he was planning to go to Daytona Beach for Spring Break.  Looks like those plans are out.

I just got off the phone with him.  He has lots of questions and for whatever reason, he won't ask anyone else but me.  If any of you have experience with this type of stuff or have a medical back ground please let me know.  Many of his questions I don't know how to answer.  Bottom line is that the kid really does care, he just doesn't want to show that it is bothering him.

For those of you that don't know, I was only 12 when Nathan was born.  My sister and I are 10 years apart and he is more of a brother to me than a Nephew.  While Abby was having treatment for Leukemia, he volunteered to come spend the whole summer with me to help take care of the girls so I could work as much as I could.  Abby was hospitalized twice during one of the summers from complications from the chemotherapy, James stayed with her and I would be there during the day.  Nathan would stay here at the house with Hannah (who was only 2).  He cooked, cleaned, did laundry (yes, I said laundry), changed diapers, gave baths and anything else he could to make sure that I could just spend time with Hannah.  He was 15 at the time.  I don't know many teenagers that would put aside their summers of fun to come and hang out with me and my kids and play Mr. Mom.  I love this kid dearly!

Thanks for your prayers & thanks for asking about him,
Carrie