Nathanael's Fits Diary - September Update

Here are some updates to Nathanael's seizures / fits. We have just added the September & October graphs below (its also updated in the main Fits Diary page)


We are glad to share with all of you that Nathanael's seizures or fits have decreased.

• In the month of May, June & July - Nathanael averaged about 25 fits per day.
• But in the month of August - Nathanael's fits increased, averaging about 35 per day
• And most recently in September - Nathanael's fits decreased significantly to about 14 per day
• And now in October - Nathanael is on the Ketogenic Diet, and we see that he's only averaging 1 to 2 seizures a day! Praise GOD!!!!
• The Table below the graphs [Fits Diary Summary] shows a summary of all Nathanael's fits by day and month and with a total count of his fits since 2005 to current. If the picture below is too small. Click here - Fits Diary 2006 Summary.

The Ketogenic Diet has helped tremendously in the decrease of Nathanael's seizures. But please bear in mind that these seizures are what we describe as physical manifestations. Those that we see or notice and that we count and track in his Fits Diary. But there are seizures which can be happening in the brain that do not result in a physical manifestation. And these can only be tracked by using an EEG (ElectroEncephaloGram).

We must also bring to your attention, that despite the reduce of Nathanael's seizures. We noticed that his facial twitching (which we believe is a manifestation of a seizure too) has not reduced. These facial twitching normally come about when he wakes from a sleep. But nowadays we see it happening through out the day at random.

So as the graphs below indicates a drop in his typical manifestation of seizures, we urge you to continue to pray along with us that all forms of Seizures must stop; including the Facial Twitching and those that occur in the brain. We are seeing positive signs of improvements and we ask that you keep praying along with Nathanael that he would be totally Seizure Free!

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