Exciting News About Samantha

We have been busy running to a lot of doctor appointments with Samantha and Sofia. On Friday I took Samantha to Upstate Hospital for the EEG that we needed to have done. Sammy did great while the testing was being done. She sat very still for a long time and did a really good job of not squirming since she had many electrodes attached to her head. You may remember that Samantha was diagnosed with Epilepsy since she had a couple seizures when she was first brought into her SWI around 2.5 years ago. Well, we went back to the doctor today to have Sofia's 3 year check-up and the girls had to get their H1N1 vaccinations and while we were there the doctor got all of Samantha's test results back including blood, stool and EEG. The doctor told us that everything is completely normal and Samantha does not have Epilepsy. What a joy it was to receive this news. Of course, we would have done whatever we needed to do to to help Samantha with Epilepsy if she did indeed have it but we are so glad that our daughter will not have to worry with that. This was a wonderful surprise. It just breaks my heart that she had to spend 2.5 of her 3.5 years in the SWI. Samantha has really turned a corner in the past week with attachment. She used to wake up sort of sad in the morning and now she is happy each morning I go into her and Sofia's bedroom. She also seems to be happy during the day and evening. She is also speaking so many words in English. Samantha has been through so many changes in her short life and we are working hard to make sure she knows how loved she is.