Scott and I have been together for 10 years now and the only Valentine's Day that we have ever celebrated was the first one that came around while we were dating. Scott is one of those people that doesn't believe in the commercialism of the holiday. He feels that we already have a day in which we show our love for each other - our anniversary. After years of being upset at my husband everytime February rolled around, I began to just think of Valentine's Day as another day on the calendar.
With that all said, you can see why I was surprised on Thursday night. I was sitting on the couch watching who knows what, when Scott comes over to me with a big grin on his face and something small in his hand. He held out his hand for me to take the item. I can't express to you how happy and excited I was to see that what he held in his hand was a new iPod Nano. I have been wanting an iPod now for years. He was too excited to wait for Valentine's Day to give it to me. Even after 10 years, sometimes the guy completely surprises me.
I am sitting here now, downloading CDs to my computer, loving my husband.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
4 Months...
Four months ago, I was sitting in a neuro critical care unit watching Scott go through the most horrifying pain in his life. I wondered if what he had just gone through was worth it all. I worried that the surgery wouldn't work, and my husband would not be who he was before. We had gone through two years of tests, and waiting, more tests, and more waiting.
Scott has had epilepsy for 15 years. He has taken a combination of medications (8 different brands), and with each new combination of medication a new hope was gained, yet quickly lost. The longest Scott had gone without having a seizure was 2 months. On average he was having a seizure once every ten days. We had resigned ourselves to the idea that he would never be able to manage this disease.
December 2008, Scott had a clonic tonic (grand mal) seizure while driving home from picking up our son. Luckily, both he and our son came out of the accident without harm done; however, that day marked a turning point in our lives. We were determined to get this disease under control. Eventually Scott's neurologist referred us to a wonderful doctor at the University of Utah. This marked the journey towards Scott's surgery and renewed license on life.
Two years later and many many tests. Scott underwent a partial left temperal lobotomy on October 5, 2010. Saturday marked fourth months since that fateful day. His last seizure was on October 2, 2010. Here's to another day, week, month, and hopefully year of success.
Scott has had epilepsy for 15 years. He has taken a combination of medications (8 different brands), and with each new combination of medication a new hope was gained, yet quickly lost. The longest Scott had gone without having a seizure was 2 months. On average he was having a seizure once every ten days. We had resigned ourselves to the idea that he would never be able to manage this disease.
December 2008, Scott had a clonic tonic (grand mal) seizure while driving home from picking up our son. Luckily, both he and our son came out of the accident without harm done; however, that day marked a turning point in our lives. We were determined to get this disease under control. Eventually Scott's neurologist referred us to a wonderful doctor at the University of Utah. This marked the journey towards Scott's surgery and renewed license on life.
Two years later and many many tests. Scott underwent a partial left temperal lobotomy on October 5, 2010. Saturday marked fourth months since that fateful day. His last seizure was on October 2, 2010. Here's to another day, week, month, and hopefully year of success.
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