Take her to Mayo Clinic for a complete work up. You cannot let this go without a proper diagnosis. Praying for her divine healing and wisdom for finding the right doctors. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻God bless Carlin!
I 100% agree! My dog is not a service dog, but she was able to bring one of my friends out of her seizure. It’s so amazing that they can sense things like that!
Until the doctors get this under control I feel it would be best for Carlin to be in a wheelchair. These episodes pose a huge risk of severe injury. Is there any way you guys could get to Boston Hospital, Mass General Hospital, or Cleveland clinic, or John Hopkins, or Mayo Clinic for further opinion and work up.
Absolutely - enough is enough! If your local specialists can't give you any specific answers, it is definitely time to go to those who can...this is beyond acceptable...Even if you have to be admitted until they can stabilize your condition. Get the best specialist/hospital/clinic that you can.. This is such a danagerous situation. Over two months without a diagnosis/treatment is totally unacceptable. Take care. A concerned Canadian! Definitely a wheelchair in the interim.
I'd have to agree with you. To prevent her from hitting her head again and getting another concussion...a wheelchair may be the best option. My daughter was in Mass General for a bit...something different from Carlin (getting over pneumonia)...but they are great there. I'm sure they can get to the bottom of what's going on with her.
A wheelchair would be safer to use until it’s under control. That’s so scary and I was with a friend when she had a seizure and I totally sympathize. Praying for you all.
The warning signs that you were about to have a seizure were 1. Aphasia- inability to find words. 2. Tinnitus- "noise in your head". You did a great job describing your body's warning signs. If you feel these again, lay down to prevent another head injury.
That’s what I was gonna say. She described her aura. She is having a warning. She just didn’t realize it. She will now. And yes, get laid down. My daughter has epilepsy. She may need multiple meds. Poor thing. Hopefully they will figure it out. Hate to say it but, my daughter was born in 1994 and it took Doctors until 2011 to figure it out. Took the smartest Doctor. Dr. Deepak MADHAVAN out of Omaha Nebraska. He is now working pediatrics but he may be convinced to take a look at her case. He has people see him from as far away as Canada. Be saved my daughter’s life.
@@angelapence6370 I have petit mal seizures/focal seizures with impaired awareness. My only warnings are smelling gunpowder and an intense feeling of deja vu. but surprisingly the smell precedes the seizure by quite a bit of time. Though when the deja vu hits I know to sit down or get near a bed. The problem is that I still have a serious sleep problem. I sleep 9-13 hours a day, or I cannot function and it really sucks.
@@hunterh2013 no you’re the one spewing wrong information because she needs to know that fainting during childbirth is extremely rare. “the female body is made in such a way that it mobilizes all its forces when giving birth to a baby. Passing out is not a typical reaction of a woman's body to childbirth.”
Evan, praying for your family. As a retired nurse, very concerned about Carlin. She is so slow to speak at times and just not herself at all. Until you get answers, she must stay at home. No shopping, church or activities. It’s too dangerous for her unless you find a wheelchair. Please ask the Dr. If she could have a spinal leak from the epidural. God bless you guys!
they said she had just restarted the meds and they expected the slow speech to clear up...and no she doesn't have to hold her self prisoner. she just needs to be careful about activities she chooses. stress of home confinement may make it worse especially if she can't even take her kid to the park and sit on a blanket for a picnic...
Evan, something I learned through my husband's illness, you have to be her proponent. It is ok to question everyone and everything, and you should. Medical staff will not think of telling you everything you need to know. I was worried about my husband in the ICU; I needed to know that he was safe being next to a patient who had a flesh-eating bacteria. With all the worries, I did not need to carry that one. The nurse blew me off, so I asked the doctor. The nurse got very angry with me, but I don't care. I got the answer I needed to know that my husband was safe. If you don't understand something, ask. If you are unsure of something, ask. You are Carlin's front line. Be proactive. If you upset someone, that's just too bad. Carlin is what matters.
I am a full time care giver to my young adult son who was born with a rare disease and I couldn’t agree more with what you just said! And truly good doctors and medical staff will only appreciate that you are doing the very best you can for your loved one! I’m never rude, I just make sure they know that I want to know EVERYTHING and that I will question EVERYTHING new!
I am a retired nurse. Advocating for, as well as asking questions until you are understanding and satisfied with the answer is very important. We always advised patients and their families to keep a notebook with questions and then the answers written down. Even writing down medication changes or strange or different symptoms really help you out when you are asked a question you may not have an immediate answer for but you know whatever did happen and having the notebook might help. It really helped our patients, their families, the nurses, Drs and everyone else involved in the care. This is a suggestion only, if you are doing it awesome, if it is not something you are interested in, that is okay too. Just give it consideration please.
Agreed..advocate for her....while you said wait for the doctors what if the next fall or espiode leaves her in a coma ect. Make suggestions to the doctor saying hey I have done some research and because Carlin had an epidural could it be this...the doctors aren't going to move if you just sit back.
I fell 2x! Broke my arms and bruised my ribs and hip! It’s a good idea to get a wheelchair. Not only for Carlins safety but your kids also. Go to a specialty hospital as was suggested before. I go to Cleveland Clinic- they are great! Christian thank the good Lord you are there! Such a blessing! Evan you’re a great husband and father!🧡
I disagree. If she has a seizure sitting in a wheelchair, there is a huge risk her airway will become blocked, as she likely would slump forward. A person having a seizure has incredible strength and to get her sitting correctly so her airway is open, could be next to impossible. Plus people having seizures while sitting in wheelchairs, and shake and tremble so bad they slide out of them and hit their head on the floor. I have seen this more than once occur.
@@starsrgood and possibly break bones. A lot of times doctors don’t find any cause- so many different factors could be the cause. The girl has epilepsy- 2 or more unprovoked seizures usually indicates epilepsy. Speaking from experience here 👋🏻
12:42 Carlin: did I get my shoes? Layla: no ( looking at her mama’s feet and then back up at Carlin’s face) so adorable! My heart melted. Sweet baby girl!
Also Evan, when she just passes out, ALWAYS check her eyes to see if they’re moving/shaking side to side etc because she could still be seizing without her body moving! This could be EXTREMELY important for her neurologist!
Exactly right you are. Even just the slightest, blank out I guess is what I called them, is considered a seizure. Ignorant people think that the only seizures are the big ones where you pass out and shake uncontrollably stuff like that. I think some people watch too many movies. 😑
When I started getting them in my sleep it scared the hell out of me. Waking up nauseous, with a headache only to find I peed the bed. 😔😔 biting my lip was the immediate clue that I had sleep seizures. It only happened 3 times but still, I was a little freaked out
@@Cindee-Schnitman my daughter has sleep myoclonic seizures… They’re different then grandmal/tonic clonic seizures… They only affect one side of her body and her face, she doesn’t lose control of her bowels or anything like that… They’re really strange for sure!
@@mrs_maverick1121 yes. I was in the process of coming off one medicine to another one. It only happened that three times, but nonetheless very scary. The sleep seizures stopped, but I kept having the partial vocals, then the complex partial, now I am on two medication‘s and they work quite well. However I am still getting The I lose my train of thought and kind of stop doing whatever I was doing for about 10 seconds. Usually always happens if I am stressed, all of this year for me personally, and if I haven’t gotten enough sleep I just have a really tough time at work, fortunately my coworkers look out for me.
@@morgannathanvitt4621 I believe she passed out at the hospital before the epidural was administered. If that passing out is related to this then it’s not the epidural.
As a speech pathologist the rate of her speech h and the glazed eyes is very concerning. The local doctors seem terrible - no helmet or recommendation to be in a wheelchair? Crazy!
I’ve been diagnosed and experienced epileptic seizures since a child and that glazed look is exactly the same as how my ‘silent’ seizures present themselves. Evan should take this video in to show Carlin’s specialist as I really feel it’s important he see how she is behaving during this discussion as it seems unusual x
@@laurenj8888 I would expect some sense of urgency on their end. I agree, helmet, wheelchair, anything to prevent her from hitting her head over and over.
I just prayed for wisdom for your medical team to get to the ROOT of this. Also, prayed for angelic protection during falls/episodes. Thank you for the update, as we all appreciate your vulnerability over such a private situation. God bless y'all! 💕
Carlin, I know where you're at, because I've been there. I have had multiple falls that have led to concussions, after a traumatic brain injury. Also I have had tremors and a seizure while having young children. I've had to do the EEGs that you've gone through. I want you to know that you will get through this and it will get stabilized. I have no doubt that the answers you need will be provided. It just might not come as fast as you want them. We are praying for you and your family. ❤️❤️
This absolutely breaks my heart… I thank the Lord for Evan being such an amazing husband and father and for Christian for being such an awesome friend and helping in caring for Carlin. Praying for you all!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Stewart family: I've been going through Carlin's similar symptoms for over 20 years. It started out with "passing out", having seizures (my very first one was when I was driving...and I hit & totaled a college policeman's truck... even worse is I knew him and worked with him as a co-worker at a college), trouble with speech, brain fog, etc. Then suddenly, I went into a kind of "remission" for about 8 years, but then started having increasing amounts of severe constant chronic pain. The constant pain started when I was pregnant with my only child (he's 15 now) and just continued to get worse from there. I dealt with the pain for as long as I could, but eventually after 2-3 years, I was in so much unbearable pain that I left my job and I wasn't really able to take care of my young son, needed TONS of help from family. After I saw a neurosurgeon, we discovered I had a very rare form of a benign, but very aggressive & very large spinal tumor which ended up being 9 inches long: it went from my T4 vertebrae to my left shoulder blade and the surgeon removed what he could, but he said this aggressive hemangioma tumor are away part of the protective coating around my spine, and that would cause severe constant pain for the rest of my life. Although my back pain after surgery was significantly better, I was still in very severe intractable pain 24/7/365. Then suddenly, about 8 years after the last seizure and about 4 months after my spinal surgery/tumor resection, I had a seizure...while driving... this time with my 3 year old son in the backseat. We were miraculously ok after I somehow went through a MAJOR intersection in Dallas, TX and through a small opening to a gated community and "only" dinged a parked car! Very scary to "wake up" to a police officer banging on my car window with my son screaming in the backseat, and not being able to speak at all! The officer thought I was on drugs, but thank God Almighty my husband came there in his jailer uniform (he's a detention officer for Dallas County Sheriff's Department) to convince the officer that I don't take drugs and I never have. Of course, I gave up driving after that! My pain (back, and widespread both) became so severe that I had to start seeing a pain management doctor just to manage my pain enough to take care of my son at home, and he was later confirmed to be an autistic savant (animals, dinosaurs, any real or fictional living creature). Then in 2016, the "opioid epidemic" hit HARD, and here's what I mean by this: I never abused/misused my very medically necessary medications, but unfortunately the new CDC Guidelines about opioid prescriptions scared my doctor so much that he was afraid of being arrested, so he panicked and abruptly stopped ALL of my meds (I still had my seizure meds back then, but not for long) suddenly. About 4 days later after the abrupt discontinuations, I had a stroke, and I was only 33 years old then. It was then that my life really spiralled downhill very FAST: I became unable to care for myself, let alone my autistic son. Then to add insult to injury, I was told by my neurologist who was prescribing my seizure meds, that I would have to CHOOSE to either treat my seizures OR treat my unbearable pain. At the time, I figured that I can "live" with occasional seizures, but I just could not survive in that kind of intractable pain. So I was taken off all of my seizure meds because I chose to treat my unbearable pain, which couldn't be treated any other way at that point in time. Keep in mind, I had been taking both seizure and pain meds for YEARS without any problems whatsoever. I was able to care for my family and for myself back then. I became homebound, bedridden, chair-bound, and I was a shell who was barely just surviving at best. Also note: I never had any side-effects like "feeling good or high" from ANY of my medications...I only felt some pain relief which allowed me to live a functional life. Sorry about the long story, and I'm trying to make it shorter: I basically was treated like a drug junkie, like garbage, and me & my family members have witnessed MANY stories of them medically abandoning me and misdiagnosed and my health continued to decline. My faith in God and my son are the ONLY 2 reasons why I stayed alive through that point. I finally found an online community on Facebook, which led me to my current pain management doctor. His treatments slowly started helping me become more functional, but by then, I had developed muscle atrophy because of the stroke and because of untreated intractable pain for years! Plus I continued to have an increasing number of seizures. Last year in July 2021, I suddenly lost control/sensation of my left thigh and I had to be taken to a hospital an hour away to be taken seriously. It turns out I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis! Those doctors were appalled and shocked by the way I'd been "treated" by these other "medical professionals". I have a medication pump in me now, which helps. I'm also using something called Lifewave patches, which have recently started giving me my life back! Sorry this was so long, but I would LOVE to help Carlin and Evan learn to handle both the medical personnel, such as learning how to advocate for yourself while still being respectful to them, etc. If anyone in the Stewart/Bates family would like my free volunteer help as a coach/consultant, then I would be more than happy to do so! Maybe it would spare Carlin and Evan the Hell on earth I had to walk through and back again! NOTE: Opioids have been demonized in recent years, but there are a significant number of people out there with a very clear physical need for them and they have never abused, misused, or craved them. Ever since I found Lifewave patches, I haven't needed any opioids at all. I was able to stop taking my opioids, which I was on for over 14 years total, with no problem whatsoever. No cravings, no withdrawal, etc. I get all of my pain relief from my Lifewave patches and I've also been seizure-free since October 1, 2021, which is HUGE for me! I hope and pray Carlin and Evan sees this post, takes the time to read the whole thing, and leave me a comment with maybe a way to communicate so Carlin doesn't have to suffer the way I did. Sincerely with God's Love, Christina Nunn christinanunn40@gmail.com
I am so sorry for you and your family your both being so brave. I hope you get some answers soon Evan your being such an amazing husband and father.praying for you Carlin and prayers for your whole family.
I found your channel right after you started having the seizures and passing out. You and your family have been in my prayers that you will find out what’s going on. My husband had seizures 3 years ago and had a meningioma tumor behind his left eye, had it removed and just got off his last seizure medication. I love your channel with you , your sweet hubby and your two adorable babies. Prayers🙏🙏🙏
Man! What a whirlwind! I’m currently on keppra and they just increased my meds because I’ve had 5 long seizure episodes in a month. Gone in an ambulance twice too. When adjusting to keppra it can make you really tired and dizzy, so I feel you there! I slept 13 hours last night after increasing the meds lol I appreciate you being open with your faith…I am a Christian as well and it’s so nice to see vloggers who don’t shy away from that. Praying for you!!!
Evan and Carlin, watching this vlog just breaks my heart. I have been praying for you all since this this all started. You are getting A LOT of great advice in all of the comments. Thanks for keeping us all updated! We all love you and your precious family and want for you to get the answers you need to be yourself again and enjoy life to the fullest! Evan, as the caregiver for Carlin and L & Z please take care of your self as well. If you need a break you have a HUGE support system to reach out too. Continued prayers!! ❤
Oh my goodness! That fall! So thankful it wasn't worse than it was. Please take it easy until this is under control. Lots of thoughts, prayers and good vibes for you and your health.
How precious is layla snuggled to you carlin! I love seeing her grow and her beautiful personality. I am sending you all my prayers and love from Ireland and I know God will help you get well soon. 💚🤍🧡
Carlin, you are such a precious soul! I have watched you and your sweet, kind, and giving nature while growing up on "Bringing Up Bates" and my heart breaks for you that you are going through this! I will keep you in my prayers always!
I was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy at 24 years old. It’s been 10 years of consistent medication use and I am completely seizure free. The side effects are the hardest part. Some days I am so tired, foggy and experience major mood swings. Other days I am completely fine. Prayers for wisdom for you and your doctors. The right medication makes a world of difference!
Continuing to keep Carlin, Evan and the family in prayer! You are all in His hands.. Praying for the doctors who provide Carlin care, that the Lord will give them the knowledge to be able to diagnose her so she can get the treatment needed to control or cure these episodes.. Big hugs and much love from Nashville! ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I've recently had a few episodes of passing out. I work in healthcare and thankfully I've been at work when it's happened. I totally understand how you feel when you can't even do the simple things like the dishes, cooking and laundry. I'm also a Latin dancer when I'm not working, and it's cut down my ability to that as well. Ya'll are not alone going through this. It's always helpful to have family and community around to help out. My prayers for you and your family!!!
I started having seizures out of the blues. After tons of test my doctor said he believes they are caused from stress. My family says that I know when I’m going to have one because I tell them that I’m fixing to have a seizure. The doctor told my family to turn me on my side incase I throw up it won’t go to my lungs. I don’t remember telling them that I’m going to have one and I don’t remember anything after I have one. After a seizure I sleep for about 4 or 5 hours and I don’t remember anything. I agree with you about the meds.. I don’t like how the medicine makes me feel but the longer I take it the feelings go away. Just place her on her side and let her have the seizure. Don’t try to hold her while she is having one. When I have one I’m stiff as a board and remember YOU CAN NOT SWALLOW YOUR TONGUE.. sending prayers your way..🙏
♦️I strongly believe her seizures are from the MTHFR blood disorder and lactation. In certain instances, tests show prolactin (lactation hormone) highest after a seizure. Perhaps the variation in this is causing the seizures. Also her MTHFR may drop vitamin B levels which is a known cause of seizures too. I originally thought the seizures were from epidural but they started before. But the prolactin can be active around labor time.
Even though Carlin is the one having the issue, I feel bad for Evan. He's such an upbeat guy but I know he must be scared to death during this time. I hope you get some answers this week. If not, I think it might be time to move on to specialists at the Mayo clinic or somewhere like that. God Bless.
Prayers for Carlin! Definitely be careful, you can sustain damage to your back and neck. Also, this isn't a cure all, it might help overall healthwise. My best friend has epilepsy. She takes meds as well as a magnesium suppliment. It has been helping to counter act the foginess, strengthen the bones, and other issues. Like I said it isn't going to magically solve your health problems. It could be one more tool in your belt.
Continuing to pray for you, Carlin!! May the Lord protect you and reveal the answers to your health issues!! It’s a big blessing to have Christian there to help along with other friends and your family. Sending much love to you all! 🙏☦️🙏
I so feel for you and I understand what you are going through. My story is different. I had my thyroid removed in 2018. Within a few weeks of having mine removed I started having seizures. Went through all of the tests you have had so far. After 6 months and multiple EEG’s later I had one while having an EEG. I had a “misfire” as they explained it to me in an area of my brain where thyroid controls. My neurologist finally came up with an answer. He believed my body went in shock after having my thyroid removed. I’m in the less than 1 percent that has had that happen. So mine are trauma induced. I rarely have them now. Usually when I get over anxious or stressed when I have them. I am not on seizure meds but the doctor decided to put me on antidepressants and anti anxiety medicine to see if it helped. He also told me they would slowly get better and he was right. I hope this helps you somehow Carlin! Everything you described in how you felt before and after is how I was! Praying for you and your precious family! By the way I live in north Alabama so not too far from you guys.
Appreciate the updates. You are in my thoughts and prayers. I cried when I saw you passed out at the boutique. I cannot imagine how frustrating it is to not know what is wrong with you. I hate it for you and I pray the dr’s are able to figure it out soon and you can be on the path to recovery.
Take this video to your doctor and ask them to watch it . Watching Carlin reminds me of my experience. I am 47 and have had a seizure/epilepsy since I was born . The diagnosised me at 4 . I am praying for you .to let you know I have a family of 4 kids and they have all seen my seizures/episodes. We take everyday as a blessing no matter how bad things get. Take days to rest and find a way to focus on the blessing god gives you in this even when we can’t see them.again if your doctor will watch this video it could help to .
Oh Carlin!!! Bless your sweet heart! You’re on my mind SO much, and I am continuing to pray for you! So glad you have so many people around you to help in whatever way they can. Hang in there girl! Praying you get some definitive answers soon! 💗 Sending hugs to you from Wilmington, NC! 🤗 -Kelly J.
I know its hard to think about using a wheel chair but please please please get one especially out and about, Its so hard to not get answers from the medial community do research and be your own advocate. Im so glad you have your relationship with our creator, Thank you to everyone who is supporting you.
My heart breaks for you and the difficulty you are dealing with. I'm so sorry. I really hope you can get some definitive answers. Praying for you! I love you all!
Girl I’ve been praying hard for you.. I just had one of my seizure episodes the other day and have been laid up and exhausted for the last few days.. I feel everything you’re going through. Sending love and prayers ❤️
After I had my third baby I had dizzy spells blurred vision and small points in time I was alone and don’t remember snip bits. At times I thought it was going away and all of a sudden it comes back .I 100 percent understand what you are going through I have done every single test they could give and nothing so far ! Still no one believes me and doctors no longer take me seriously. I pray you guys get this figured out ! ❤️
so many possible reasons for these troubles with you, with Carlin, and with those in other comments; and others; possible causes including things like nutrient deficiencies, heart, blood sugar, things about the spine [not merely regarding an epidural; many things about the spine and about body systems [+ i think Carlins symptoms began before the epidural], every single aspect of the body systems. Many different specialists all working together may be able to help.
I’ve been praying for these two sweet young people, but Carlin’s expression and demeanor breaks my heart. The difference between some of their 1 st videos and now is very worrying. I know God’s got his hand on y’all. Even more prayers coming y’all’s way.
Big hugs and prayers all around you and your family ❤️ I agree that protecting your head now until this is stabilized is SO important hun💕 Please try a wheelchair and at least sit down when you have ANY indication that you feel “weird”! I totally get where you are at as I have been through this with several friends/relatives etc. They are all different as the brain is soooo complex! Wish you all nothing but the best and just love on your sweet babies ❤️
Have you discussed with the doctors that it could be from an epidural leak? My friend had one and had her similar symptoms. A blood patch was done and helped her symptoms. Also seizure meds have huge side effects! Massive hugs to you all!
Hi, I’m a physician. The type of symptoms she’s having, as well as the duration are NOT consistent with a spinal leak from an epidural. It sounds like she’s getting exactly the right care, working up both cardiac and neurological causes. The work up she’s had already would have ruled out the most serious and urgent causes such as a brain bleed, tumor, electrolyte/thyroid abnormalities, and I assume cardiac arrhythmias have already been ruled out. What’s left unfortunately does take time and patience because episodic symptoms are very difficult to diagnose. Protect that noggin! Healing from a concussion takes time (and is really, really boring) but the more brain rest you get now the better you’ll be. You should be able to have a full recovery! It sounds like you have a lot of support, which is great, I really feel for you suffering this with 2 little kids at home. I hope you can get some answers and treatment soon, it’s hard to not know and have such unpredictable and dangerous episodes.
Thanks for the update. It’s scary hearing you talk about your health issues, but thankful you’re willing to share so we can continue to pray for you and Evan and your littles!!! Also thankful you have a friend who can somewhat relate and you can lean on each other for support and encouragement. It’s hard to understand why we go through certain things, but as Christians, we know at the end of the day it’s God’s plan and it’s for his purpose and I also believe it’s His way of helping to grow stronger in our faith. Prayers continued that God continues to keep you safe and continues to provide the help, encouragement, peace, comfort, and support you need through this time of uncertainty. 🙏🏻👍🏻❤️
Sending you lots of good thoughts and well wishes! I know how frustrating it is to not get all the answers right away so you can go ahead and feel better already! Luckily you are surrounded by so many people who obviously love and care for you. You got this, Carlin!
Carlin, you've been in my prayers and will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers! Love you, Evan, Layla and Zade! You're all in my thoughts and prayers for I hope and pray soon that they'll find out what's causing your episodes. Y'all have been a blessing to me and I love your videos. God Bless You and Your sweet and precious little family! Love you all!❤️🙏🙏🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏🙏🙏❤️
I recommend you write everything down from appts, re falling incidents, the answers to ur questions, etc. Doing this via email is convenient and makes info easier to pass on to others. Just send yourself an email each time, so you can have an accurate record of the details. This is really important over time and helps be sure all providers have full information. ❤️
I also started having seizures right after my second child. I got diagnosed with epilepsy. I'm praying for you guys. I'm so proud of you both. Your both so strong and you will get through it. You have each other and the Lord.
Praying for you 🙏🏻 My husband and 2yo both experience seizures. 1 in 26 people in the US develop epilepsy over their lifetime. Additionally 1 in 10 people will have a seizure in their lifetime. You are definitely not alone. 💜It’s really wonderful that you are sharing this, as I’m sure you are encouraging someone else who feels alone in this. Also, if you haven’t already, please make sure those around you are familiar with seizure first aid (Epilepsy Foundation of America has 30 min free training online, or even just printing off their seizure first aid graphic). Lastly, there is the Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee in Knoxville. They have a support group open to all individuals with epilepsy or seizure disorders and caregivers. It may be worth checking out!
I so adore this family!!! God bless your hearts, for trying to be so patient. I am glad the moving part is over, and some of the OCD is calm. I have PTSD, and have unbelievable panic attacks just out of the blue. They are scary, and feed into my uneasiness, which triggers the panic attacks. It’s a vicious cycle. I have learned to just sit down wherever I am, and stay down until I either have a lot of help around me, or it subsides. I just hand it over to God and let him deal with it. And yes Carlin, I understand the “what happened “? I can’t remember anything either. I am just thankful I do not have children at home anymore, that would drive me crazy for sure. Even all my grands are in school, so I am not babysitting anymore. Just know, you’re in our prayers and though it feels like it, you are not alone in this situation. Hugs 🥰🥰
Thank you Carlin and Evan for sharing this very difficult time in your lives , praying for you both and praying for Carlin to find answers and get the right help with medications , love to you all and your family xoxo
Hi, Carlin and Evan. I have Chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalitis. which was caused by severe tonsillitis but can be caused by trauma.I don’t pass out but I go very dizzy at times and Feel like I’m going to, know some people do. When Carlin was talking and forgetting what she wanted to say reminded me of how I get when I have a flare. The exhaustion is so debilitating. Meds will cause a lot of that obviously but the way she describes things is so familiar. There’s no cure sadly but ways to help yourself. Not over do things, listen to your body. Feel feee to contact me for a chat anytime I have had this for 20 years plus. Much love to you all. Stay strong Carlin xxxx
I’ll be praying for you Carlin and your family. I have had seizures before but the doctors did several tests and found out after several months that these episodes were non- epileptic seizures. The episodes were triggered by stress and anxiety and whenever I am excited or feel strong emotions. The doctors started me on an anxiety medicine called Lexapro and I’ve been on it since February and haven’t had any episodes since then. I have also passed out from anxiety before. But I know from experience that stuff like this scares the people around us. So I’ll be praying for your family and friends and for you as you endure all this. God has a plan for you thru this and as long as you believe in Him, He will get you thru it. Stay strong! Praying for you 🙏🏻
Carlin in listening to your story I hear your pain. Someone suggested a wheelchair . I have a wonderful power chair you can have. I only live about a couple hours away from you near Morristown TN. I will try and contact your family through your dads church. I’ve been through all the seizure stuff for a number of years and am well aquatinted with the affects of the medicine . My husband and I will continue to pray for you and your family as well.
It's good to see yall so positive during this time. Praying they figure out whats wrong. Yes definitely be careful of hitting your head and causing more damage. Using a wheel chair would be a good alternative to keep from getting hurt if you did have a episode. Rest up Carlin...all this will definitely wear you out. And Evan stay rested up as well..it will wear you down physically as well. Yall have a great day!
I am continuing to pray for the Doctors to have wisdom in providing the right care & diagnosis for you. A temporary wheel chair is a very good idea as others have suggested- you would be able to carry the kids. I hope you are much better by now!! God pour out your Blessings over this family! 💜
Carlin, Whenever you hear that noise in your head or feel slightly dizzy sit straight back down. Doesn't matter where you are just sit down. This has saved me so many bad falls whenever I have my moments. I call them moments because sometimes sitting down it turns out just to be a moment of rest. Other times I have had full on seizures but little impact falling over from the sitting position.
After my 3rd baby I started having blurred vision, headaches and almost passing out. I went to the doctors and they told me to go to the eye doctor to get my vision checked out. When I say blurry vision I mean it would start in a small spot in my eye and then take over my whole vision until the room was spinning. I went to the eye doctor and he said it was migraines. I never had migraines before but I would always get a severe headache afterwards. A migraine can also cause seizures in very rare cases. I would talk with your eye doctor also and ask about migraines. I didn't believe they were just migraines because they were crazy episodes. I thought I was going to lose my vision and something was worse was wrong with me. They lasted about a year for me and everything suddenly stopped. I never had them with my 4th baby. It was a very scary time. Praying for you!
I'm so glad Chriatian (hope I spelled your name correctly?!) has been able to give her time & attention to help you! God Bless you Sister for your steadfastness!! I just can't imagine how concerned everyone is for Carlin, the children, & Evan! To be a husband who can only watch these episodes has got to be terrifying! Blessings & prayers for everyone involved. Lord, please bring the right answers as quickly as possible, I pray with all sincerity!
Hi! Just to add my experience on passing out, I had a very similar experience to what you were going through in the beginning of all of this. I’ve never had a child so that wasn’t what caused it, I was on a few different medications that would cause my blood pressure to plummet. I was also really low on sodium. I’m sure those have all been checked by your drs but, maybe something to look into as well? Best of luck!
Prayers and love to you guys! I hope they do get these under control soon! I do like the idea of you being in a wheelchair or something for awhile. Another fall could be devastating! Lifting you up in prayers! 💕
My family member is epileptic. Has been since she was preschool age. She has petit mal seizures. When she was younger (elementary school) she thought she was healed and unknown to parents, she stopped taking her meds. She had her first grand mal 4 days after she stopped her meds. She had multiple petit mals the following weeks while the medicine started working. It took several weeks back on the meds to control her seizures. . Her seizures have been controlled for most of her life. If she has a seizure it’s usually triggered by lack of sleep or stress.. When she had her first child, she struggled to get her seizures under control even with medicine It took several months.. She was suppose to receive her seizure meds immediately after delivery and the nursing staff didn’t get the message. So it was almost 12 hours before she received them. We’ve often wondered it that along with stress of delivery triggered her seizures. Her second child was born and seizures were not a problem. We were present at delivery and made sure her medicine was ready the minute the baby was born. I wonder if your not going back on the medicine caused your seizure to be worse? Drs said it was hormonal that my family member had them after birth. I’m wondering if some of your seizures are pregnancy related as well? About 3 months post delivery her seizures were back under control. I pray you get answers and/or prescriptions that help control your seizures. Research has come so far in epilepsy in the last 50 years. That is a blessing.
Aww Carlin! I know you’re getting frustrated trying to get to the bottom of all this! I was looking at some other comments, and maybe it might be a good idea to have a consult at Johns Hopkins, Mayo, or Cleveland Clinic. If not there, maybe UT, Vandy, or even Duke university. I’m praying for you and Evan. Praying you get some answers soon, as well and strength and peace.
You and your family are always in my thoughts and prayers. I am literally going through the same things you're going through it's been a couple of years it is definitely a marathon and not a Sprint but watching you and your family and hearing your story has helped me feel not alone don't get me wrong I wish you didn't go through this at all but having someone that's going through pretty much step by step what I'm going through makes me feel like I'm not alone in this world. I will continue to pray for you if you ever want someone to talk to about this journey I'm always here. God bless you and your family and I pray for fast understanding.
Carlin, I’m not a praying person but I’m sending you positive energy. I deal with all of this with my 18 year old daughter for the last three years. It took a long time to get real answers and second opinions but now that we know, we k ow how to assist my daughter. It hasn’t taken her seizures away, it just makes them less often. Have patience with your doctors. It wakes time.
CARLIN:::PLEASE GET TESTED FOR: What is POTS and its symptoms? Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is an abnormal increase in heart rate that occurs after sitting up or standing. Some typical symptoms include dizziness and fainting. It's sometimes known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, pregnancy & delivery can bring this on & it’s not curable but it can be managed! My sister suffered from this after the birth of her second child!!!
Sending tons of love, hugs and prayers to Carlin! I hope that you get answers soon. Also, please get a wheelchair I am very concerned about your health. Evan, you’re an incredible husband and father. Thank you so much for keeping us updates! Much love to the Stew Crew 💖💙💕💙
Am wondering if she's got high blood pressure I was diagnosed with that 2 months ago and was not even put on meds for it saying that the doctors could have put her on the wrong medication and because of that,the meds could be causing it because if she has high blood pressure and they haven't tested her for it and because of that she's passing out.and the falling could be because she has a equallibeream problem
Love and Prayers Always! I had seizures when I was younger and they never found out why and they stopped as strangely as they started I took Dilantin for a long time and then one day I just stopped having them and it’s been over 15 years since I had one! Mine were very much like yours and I didn’t know what happened I was told by people who were around me and was wiped out for days and very foggy! Praying for answers and healing In Jesus Name! Our God is a Awesome God and a Healer!
🙏🏻🌻 Carlin, continued prayers being sent from Cape Cod 🦞. Praying for your medical team to get the answers and praying that these seizures STOP as quickly as they began. 🌻🙏🏻
My husband passed away from a grand mal seizure. Plz take her to the Mayo Clinic and demand ANSWERS. Instead of taking vacations plz spend the time and money for the Mayo clinic. I luv you all. Thanks
Oh sweet Carlin, I am so sorry your going through this. I can’t help but cry each time you have an episode. Continued prayers for wisdom and discernment for the doctors and medical staff to get to the root cause of this. Evan you are an amazing husband and I know The Lord will get y’all through this. 🙏🏼💜 I think wearing a helmet when your out would be a good idea. You could always bling it up. 💎🥰 Love you guys. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Sending lots of love & hugs praying for you both. I hope you both get answers for which caused all these seizures and I hope the dr get to the bottom of it. And get your medicine regulated sending lots of love and hugs. ❤️❤️❤️
Also, as I was reading the comments. It reminded me that I was having seizures at a younger age. They said my hormones were not right. I did take seizure medicine, but finally I came out of all of it. Please have them check your hormone levels, if they haven't already. Big warm hugs and love sent. ♥️
Take her to Mayo Clinic for a complete work up. You cannot let this go without a proper diagnosis. Praying for her divine healing and wisdom for finding the right doctors. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻God bless Carlin!
They (mayo)will take her quickly because of what is going on. We have been there before and they are one of the best.
Yes, go to Mayo, please!!
Carlin said she started have these symptoms while in labor..Epidural ??
@@annjames1837 I have been wondering if it has anything to do with the epidural. I hope they ask
I agree. They get a team of specialists to look at your case together. I've had family members who have had very successful results there.
Y’all should look into a service dog 🐶 to detect & warn you when an episode is about to happen. So can get into a safe position. Praying for you all💗
Good idea!!
That’s a great idea. They may could train Izzy
I 100% agree! My dog is not a service dog, but she was able to bring one of my friends out of her seizure. It’s so amazing that they can sense things like that!
ffs the mentality here is off the charts, its a jabbadoobied disease.
Great idea!
Until the doctors get this under control I feel it would be best for Carlin to be in a wheelchair. These episodes pose a huge risk of severe injury. Is there any way you guys could get to Boston Hospital, Mass General Hospital, or Cleveland clinic, or John Hopkins, or Mayo Clinic for further opinion and work up.
Absolutely - enough is enough! If your local specialists can't give you any specific answers, it is definitely time to go to those who can...this is beyond acceptable...Even if you have to be admitted until they can stabilize your condition. Get the best specialist/hospital/clinic that you can.. This is such a danagerous
situation. Over two months without a diagnosis/treatment is totally unacceptable. Take care. A concerned Canadian! Definitely a wheelchair in the interim.
Yes I agree with you for her safety. Especially with her not having any warning that she’s about to have one. ❤️🙏
That's smart actually.
I'd have to agree with you. To prevent her from hitting her head again and getting another concussion...a wheelchair may be the best option. My daughter was in Mass General for a bit...something different from Carlin (getting over pneumonia)...but they are great there. I'm sure they can get to the bottom of what's going on with her.
A wheelchair would be safer to use until it’s under control. That’s so scary and I was with a friend when she had a seizure and I totally sympathize. Praying for you all.
The warning signs that you were about to have a seizure were 1. Aphasia- inability to find words. 2. Tinnitus- "noise in your head". You did a great job describing your body's warning signs. If you feel these again, lay down to prevent another head injury.
That’s what I was gonna say. She described her aura. She is having a warning. She just didn’t realize it. She will now. And yes, get laid down. My daughter has epilepsy. She may need multiple meds. Poor thing. Hopefully they will figure it out. Hate to say it but, my daughter was born in 1994 and it took Doctors until 2011 to figure it out. Took the smartest Doctor. Dr. Deepak MADHAVAN out of Omaha Nebraska. He is now working pediatrics but he may be convinced to take a look at her case. He has people see him from as far away as Canada. Be saved my daughter’s life.
Someone needs to tell her it’s impossible to faint during childbirth.
@@angelapence6370 I have petit mal seizures/focal seizures with impaired awareness. My only warnings are smelling gunpowder and an intense feeling of deja vu. but surprisingly the smell precedes the seizure by quite a bit of time. Though when the deja vu hits I know to sit down or get near a bed. The problem is that I still have a serious sleep problem. I sleep 9-13 hours a day, or I cannot function and it really sucks.
@@sox1085 why are you spamming this incorrect comment everywhere? One can most certainly faint during childbirth.
@@hunterh2013 no you’re the one spewing wrong information because she needs to know that fainting during childbirth is extremely rare. “the female body is made in such a way that it mobilizes all its forces when giving birth to a baby. Passing out is not a typical reaction of a woman's body to childbirth.”
Evan, praying for your family. As a retired nurse, very concerned about Carlin. She is so slow to speak at times and just not herself at all. Until you get answers, she must stay at home. No shopping, church or activities. It’s too dangerous for her unless you find a wheelchair. Please ask the Dr. If she could have a spinal leak from the epidural. God bless you guys!
And they just keep taking her on vacations it's not helping. I think he should take her to the Mayo clinic.
Yes I think it is the epidural it's damaging something. 🙏🙏🙏
I believe they already followed up possible connections to the epidural. Evan mentioned that very early on.
Blood patch is good for that right?
they said she had just restarted the meds and they expected the slow speech to clear up...and no she doesn't have to hold her self prisoner. she just needs to be careful about activities she chooses. stress of home confinement may make it worse especially if she can't even take her kid to the park and sit on a blanket for a picnic...
Evan, something I learned through my husband's illness, you have to be her proponent. It is ok to question everyone and everything, and you should. Medical staff will not think of telling you everything you need to know. I was worried about my husband in the ICU; I needed to know that he was safe being next to a patient who had a flesh-eating bacteria. With all the worries, I did not need to carry that one. The nurse blew me off, so I asked the doctor. The nurse got very angry with me, but I don't care. I got the answer I needed to know that my husband was safe. If you don't understand something, ask. If you are unsure of something, ask. You are Carlin's front line. Be proactive. If you upset someone, that's just too bad. Carlin is what matters.
I am a full time care giver to my young adult son who was born with a rare disease and I couldn’t agree more with what you just said!
And truly good doctors and medical staff will only appreciate that you are doing the very best you can for your loved one!
I’m never rude, I just make sure they know that I want to know EVERYTHING and that I will question EVERYTHING new!
I agree with this! The only dumb question is the one not asked!!!
Also, mainstream medicine does not have all the answers! Functional medicine may be able to help!!
I am a retired nurse. Advocating for, as well as asking questions until you are understanding and satisfied with the answer is very important. We always advised patients and their families to keep a notebook with questions and then the answers written down. Even writing down medication changes or strange or different symptoms really help you out when you are asked a question you may not have an immediate answer for but you know whatever did happen and having the notebook might help. It really helped our patients, their families, the nurses, Drs and everyone else involved in the care. This is a suggestion only, if you are doing it awesome, if it is not something you are interested in, that is okay too. Just give it consideration please.
Agreed..advocate for her....while you said wait for the doctors what if the next fall or espiode leaves her in a coma ect. Make suggestions to the doctor saying hey I have done some research and because Carlin had an epidural could it be this...the doctors aren't going to move if you just sit back.
I fell 2x! Broke my arms and bruised my ribs and hip! It’s a good idea to get a wheelchair. Not only for Carlins safety but your kids also. Go to a specialty hospital as was suggested before. I go to Cleveland Clinic- they are great! Christian thank the good Lord you are there! Such a blessing! Evan you’re a great husband and father!🧡
I disagree. If she has a seizure sitting in a wheelchair, there is a huge risk her airway will become blocked, as she likely would slump forward. A person having a seizure has incredible strength and to get her sitting correctly so her airway is open, could be next to impossible. Plus people having seizures while sitting in wheelchairs, and shake and tremble so bad they slide out of them and hit their head on the floor. I have seen this more than once occur.
@@starsrgood and possibly break bones. A lot of times doctors don’t find any cause- so many different factors could be the cause.
The girl has epilepsy- 2 or more unprovoked seizures usually indicates epilepsy. Speaking from experience here 👋🏻
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Carlin: did I get my shoes?
Layla: no ( looking at her mama’s feet and then back up at Carlin’s face) so adorable!
My heart melted. Sweet baby girl!
I know right; that was so cute- looking out for mama 🫠
Also Evan, when she just passes out, ALWAYS check her eyes to see if they’re moving/shaking side to side etc because she could still be seizing without her body moving! This could be EXTREMELY important for her neurologist!
Exactly right you are. Even just the slightest, blank out I guess is what I called them, is considered a seizure. Ignorant people think that the only seizures are the big ones where you pass out and shake uncontrollably stuff like that. I think some people watch too many movies. 😑
@@Cindee-Schnitman Yeah, most people don’t know that there are many different types of seizures…
When I started getting them in my sleep it scared the hell out of me.
Waking up nauseous, with a headache only to find I peed the bed. 😔😔 biting my lip was the immediate clue that I had sleep seizures. It only happened 3 times but still, I was a little freaked out
@@Cindee-Schnitman my daughter has sleep myoclonic seizures… They’re different then grandmal/tonic clonic seizures… They only affect one side of her body and her face, she doesn’t lose control of her bowels or anything like that… They’re really strange for sure!
@@mrs_maverick1121 yes. I was in the process of coming off one medicine to another one. It only happened that three times, but nonetheless very scary. The sleep seizures stopped, but I kept having the partial vocals, then the complex partial, now I am on two medication‘s and they work quite well. However I am still getting The I lose my train of thought and kind of stop doing whatever I was doing for about 10 seconds. Usually always happens if I am stressed, all of this year for me personally, and if I haven’t gotten enough sleep I just have a really tough time at work, fortunately my coworkers look out for me.
The “glazed” over look of Carlin’s eyes is a bit frightening for me as a nurse. I kept looking to see if she was having silent seizures as well.
Could this be related to her epidural? Like something in her spine?
@@morgannathanvitt4621 I believe she passed out at the hospital before the epidural was administered. If that passing out is related to this then it’s not the epidural.
As a speech pathologist the rate of her speech h and the glazed eyes is very concerning. The local doctors seem terrible - no helmet or recommendation to be in a wheelchair? Crazy!
I’ve been diagnosed and experienced epileptic seizures since a child and that glazed look is exactly the same as how my ‘silent’ seizures present themselves. Evan should take this video in to show Carlin’s specialist as I really feel it’s important he see how she is behaving during this discussion as it seems unusual x
@@laurenj8888 I would expect some sense of urgency on their end. I agree, helmet, wheelchair, anything to prevent her from hitting her head over and over.
I just prayed for wisdom for your medical team to get to the ROOT of this. Also, prayed for angelic protection during falls/episodes. Thank you for the update, as we all appreciate your vulnerability over such a private situation. God bless y'all! 💕
Carlin, I know where you're at, because I've been there. I have had multiple falls that have led to concussions, after a traumatic brain injury. Also I have had tremors and a seizure while having young children.
I've had to do the EEGs that you've gone through. I want you to know that you will get through this and it will get stabilized. I have no doubt that the answers you need will be provided. It just might not come as fast as you want them. We are praying for you and your family. ❤️❤️
This absolutely breaks my heart… I thank the Lord for Evan being such an amazing husband and father and for Christian for being such an awesome friend and helping in caring for Carlin. Praying for you all!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Stewart family: I've been going through Carlin's similar symptoms for over 20 years. It started out with "passing out", having seizures (my very first one was when I was driving...and I hit & totaled a college policeman's truck... even worse is I knew him and worked with him as a co-worker at a college), trouble with speech, brain fog, etc. Then suddenly, I went into a kind of "remission" for about 8 years, but then started having increasing amounts of severe constant chronic pain. The constant pain started when I was pregnant with my only child (he's 15 now) and just continued to get worse from there.
I dealt with the pain for as long as I could, but eventually after 2-3 years, I was in so much unbearable pain that I left my job and I wasn't really able to take care of my young son, needed TONS of help from family.
After I saw a neurosurgeon, we discovered I had a very rare form of a benign, but very aggressive & very large spinal tumor which ended up being 9 inches long: it went from my T4 vertebrae to my left shoulder blade and the surgeon removed what he could, but he said this aggressive hemangioma tumor are away part of the protective coating around my spine, and that would cause severe constant pain for the rest of my life. Although my back pain after surgery was significantly better, I was still in very severe intractable pain 24/7/365.
Then suddenly, about 8 years after the last seizure and about 4 months after my spinal surgery/tumor resection, I had a seizure...while driving... this time with my 3 year old son in the backseat. We were miraculously ok after I somehow went through a MAJOR intersection in Dallas, TX and through a small opening to a gated community and "only" dinged a parked car! Very scary to "wake up" to a police officer banging on my car window with my son screaming in the backseat, and not being able to speak at all! The officer thought I was on drugs, but thank God Almighty my husband came there in his jailer uniform (he's a detention officer for Dallas County Sheriff's Department) to convince the officer that I don't take drugs and I never have.
Of course, I gave up driving after that!
My pain (back, and widespread both) became so severe that I had to start seeing a pain management doctor just to manage my pain enough to take care of my son at home, and he was later confirmed to be an autistic savant (animals, dinosaurs, any real or fictional living creature).
Then in 2016, the "opioid epidemic" hit HARD, and here's what I mean by this:
I never abused/misused my very medically necessary medications, but unfortunately the new CDC Guidelines about opioid prescriptions scared my doctor so much that he was afraid of being arrested, so he panicked and abruptly stopped ALL of my meds (I still had my seizure meds back then, but not for long) suddenly.
About 4 days later after the abrupt discontinuations, I had a stroke, and I was only 33 years old then.
It was then that my life really spiralled downhill very FAST: I became unable to care for myself, let alone my autistic son.
Then to add insult to injury, I was told by my neurologist who was prescribing my seizure meds, that I would have to CHOOSE to either treat my seizures OR treat my unbearable pain.
At the time, I figured that I can "live" with occasional seizures, but I just could not survive in that kind of intractable pain.
So I was taken off all of my seizure meds because I chose to treat my unbearable pain, which couldn't be treated any other way at that point in time.
Keep in mind, I had been taking both seizure and pain meds for YEARS without any problems whatsoever. I was able to care for my family and for myself back then.
I became homebound, bedridden, chair-bound, and I was a shell who was barely just surviving at best.
Also note: I never had any side-effects like "feeling good or high" from ANY of my medications...I only felt some pain relief which allowed me to live a functional life.
Sorry about the long story, and I'm trying to make it shorter:
I basically was treated like a drug junkie, like garbage, and me & my family members have witnessed MANY stories of them medically abandoning me and misdiagnosed and my health continued to decline.
My faith in God and my son are the ONLY 2 reasons why I stayed alive through that point.
I finally found an online community on Facebook, which led me to my current pain management doctor.
His treatments slowly started helping me become more functional, but by then, I had developed muscle atrophy because of the stroke and because of untreated intractable pain for years! Plus I continued to have an increasing number of seizures.
Last year in July 2021, I suddenly lost control/sensation of my left thigh and I had to be taken to a hospital an hour away to be taken seriously. It turns out I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis! Those doctors were appalled and shocked by the way I'd been "treated" by these other "medical professionals".
I have a medication pump in me now, which helps.
I'm also using something called Lifewave patches, which have recently started giving me my life back!
Sorry this was so long, but I would LOVE to help Carlin and Evan learn to handle both the medical personnel, such as learning how to advocate for yourself while still being respectful to them, etc.
If anyone in the Stewart/Bates family would like my free volunteer help as a coach/consultant, then I would be more than happy to do so!
Maybe it would spare Carlin and Evan the Hell on earth I had to walk through and back again!
NOTE: Opioids have been demonized in recent years, but there are a significant number of people out there with a very clear physical need for them and they have never abused, misused, or craved them.
Ever since I found Lifewave patches, I haven't needed any opioids at all. I was able to stop taking my opioids, which I was on for over 14 years total, with no problem whatsoever. No cravings, no withdrawal, etc.
I get all of my pain relief from my Lifewave patches and I've also been seizure-free since October 1, 2021, which is HUGE for me!
I hope and pray Carlin and Evan sees this post, takes the time to read the whole thing, and leave me a comment with maybe a way to communicate so Carlin doesn't have to suffer the way I did.
Sincerely with God's Love,
Christina Nunn
christinanunn40@gmail.com
Thank you for your post. I wish it wasn’t so hard to find out what’s wrong with us, with all the doctors that just blow us off like it’s nothing.
We use lifepatches also. They helped a lot with the COVID.
So sorry this has happened to you. May God our Father take care of you
@@francesb5004 that’s quite a story wow 😯 so sorry you had to go through hell and backX
Bless your heart
I am so sorry for you and your family your both being so brave. I hope you get some answers soon Evan your being such an amazing husband and father.praying for you Carlin and prayers for your whole family.
I found your channel right after you started having the seizures and passing out. You and your family have been in my prayers that you will find out what’s going on. My husband had seizures 3 years ago and had a meningioma tumor behind his left eye, had it removed and just got off his last seizure medication. I love your channel with you , your sweet hubby and your two adorable babies. Prayers🙏🙏🙏
Man! What a whirlwind! I’m currently on keppra and they just increased my meds because I’ve had 5 long seizure episodes in a month. Gone in an ambulance twice too. When adjusting to keppra it can make you really tired and dizzy, so I feel you there! I slept 13 hours last night after increasing the meds lol I appreciate you being open with your faith…I am a Christian as well and it’s so nice to see vloggers who don’t shy away from that. Praying for you!!!
Keppra is horrible my daughter gained so much weight on it now she is on lamictal and does well on it.
@@amandacarey3846 I would be on Lamictal but I’m allergic to it. It gives me hives 😭
Christian is a once in a lifetime friend! So genuine & sincere.. ❤️✝️
Keep fighting Carlin!
Evan and Carlin, watching this vlog just breaks my heart. I have been praying for you all since this this all started. You are getting A LOT of great advice in all of the comments. Thanks for keeping us all updated! We all love you and your precious family and want for you to get the answers you need to be yourself again and enjoy life to the fullest! Evan, as the caregiver for Carlin and L & Z please take care of your self as well. If you need a break you have a HUGE support system to reach out too. Continued prayers!! ❤
Oh my goodness! That fall! So thankful it wasn't worse than it was. Please take it easy until this is under control.
Lots of thoughts, prayers and good vibes for you and your health.
Prayers and love for you Carlin and Evan. You need a helmet girl! Hopefully you get answers soon. Happy you have helpers with you ❤🙏
How precious is layla snuggled to you carlin! I love seeing her grow and her beautiful personality. I am sending you all my prayers and love from Ireland and I know God will help you get well soon. 💚🤍🧡
I loved it when she laid back and propped her little foot on the other knee. Such a doll
Carlin, you are such a precious soul! I have watched you and your sweet, kind, and giving nature while growing up on "Bringing Up Bates" and my heart breaks for you that you are going through this! I will keep you in my prayers always!
I was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy at 24 years old. It’s been 10 years of consistent medication use and I am completely seizure free. The side effects are the hardest part. Some days I am so tired, foggy and experience major mood swings. Other days I am completely fine. Prayers for wisdom for you and your doctors. The right medication makes a world of difference!
Continuing to keep Carlin, Evan and the family in prayer! You are all in His hands.. Praying for the doctors who provide Carlin care, that the Lord will give them the knowledge to be able to diagnose her so she can get the treatment needed to control or cure these episodes.. Big hugs and much love from Nashville! ♥️♥️♥️
Praying for you Carlin ❤️ We love you!
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I've recently had a few episodes of passing out. I work in healthcare and thankfully I've been at work when it's happened. I totally understand how you feel when you can't even do the simple things like the dishes, cooking and laundry. I'm also a Latin dancer when I'm not working, and it's cut down my ability to that as well. Ya'll are not alone going through this. It's always helpful to have family and community around to help out. My prayers for you and your family!!!
I started having seizures out of the blues. After tons of test my doctor said he believes they are caused from stress. My family says that I know when I’m going to have one because I tell them that I’m fixing to have a seizure. The doctor told my family to turn me on my side incase I throw up it won’t go to my lungs. I don’t remember telling them that I’m going to have one and I don’t remember anything after I have one. After a seizure I sleep for about 4 or 5 hours and I don’t remember anything. I agree with you about the meds.. I don’t like how the medicine makes me feel but the longer I take it the feelings go away. Just place her on her side and let her have the seizure. Don’t try to hold her while she is having one. When I have one I’m stiff as a board and remember YOU CAN NOT SWALLOW YOUR TONGUE.. sending prayers your way..🙏
♦️I strongly believe her seizures are from the MTHFR blood disorder and lactation. In certain instances, tests show prolactin (lactation hormone) highest after a seizure. Perhaps the variation in this is causing the seizures. Also her MTHFR may drop vitamin B levels which is a known cause of seizures too. I originally thought the seizures were from epidural but they started before. But the prolactin can be active around labor time.
I can tell in her eyes that she needs immediate medical attention and a solid diagnosis asap! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Yeah, you can tell she looks distant in her eyes.
Yes. My daughter is the same way and she's been to every kind of doctor imaginable with no answers.
@@rlvmommy4106 I've been like this every single day for years no answers. Good luck. Complex conditions can takes a long time sadly
Yes, I agree. I was thinking the same thing looking at her eyes.
@@breeannwalker8309 That's terrible...I hope you and everyone else suffering can get answers.
Even though Carlin is the one having the issue, I feel bad for Evan. He's such an upbeat guy but I know he must be scared to death during this time. I hope you get some answers this week. If not, I think it might be time to move on to specialists at the Mayo clinic or somewhere like that. God Bless.
It certainly is terrifying for the one who’s observing them. My husband gets so scared and when I come out of one he’s tearing up 🥲
boy me too!!! he is an angel 👼. what a load he is dealing with 🙏🏻🙏🏻 feel better carlin we are praying
Prayers for Carlin! Definitely be careful, you can sustain damage to your back and neck. Also, this isn't a cure all, it might help overall healthwise. My best friend has epilepsy. She takes meds as well as a magnesium suppliment. It has been helping to counter act the foginess, strengthen the bones, and other issues. Like I said it isn't going to magically solve your health problems. It could be one more tool in your belt.
Continuing to pray for you, Carlin!! May the Lord protect you and reveal the answers to your health issues!! It’s a big blessing to have Christian there to help along with other friends and your family. Sending much love to you all!
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Watching Layla cross her legs while she watches the iPad makes me smile. So cute.
Continuing to pray for you.
I so feel for you and I understand what you are going through. My story is different. I had my thyroid removed in 2018. Within a few weeks of having mine removed I started having seizures. Went through all of the tests you have had so far. After 6 months and multiple EEG’s later I had one while having an EEG. I had a “misfire” as they explained it to me in an area of my brain where thyroid controls. My neurologist finally came up with an answer. He believed my body went in shock after having my thyroid removed. I’m in the less than 1 percent that has had that happen. So mine are trauma induced. I rarely have them now. Usually when I get over anxious or stressed when I have them. I am not on seizure meds but the doctor decided to put me on antidepressants and anti anxiety medicine to see if it helped. He also told me they would slowly get better and he was right. I hope this helps you somehow Carlin! Everything you described in how you felt before and after is how I was! Praying for you and your precious family! By the way I live in north Alabama so not too far from you guys.
Praying for Carlin and the whole family. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Praying over Carlin and your sweet family. His is still in the business of healing. ❤️
Thank you Ms. Christian & Mr. Stewart!!!
I Appreciate y’all so much!
Appreciate the updates. You are in my thoughts and prayers. I cried when I saw you passed out at the boutique. I cannot imagine how frustrating it is to not know what is wrong with you. I hate it for you and I pray the dr’s are able to figure it out soon and you can be on the path to recovery.
Take this video to your doctor and ask them to watch it . Watching Carlin reminds me of my experience. I am 47 and have had a seizure/epilepsy since I was born . The diagnosised me at 4 . I am praying for you .to let you know I have a family of 4 kids and they have all seen my seizures/episodes. We take everyday as a blessing no matter how bad things get. Take days to rest and find a way to focus on the blessing god gives you in this even when we can’t see them.again if your doctor will watch this video it could help to .
I hope they figure it out soon. Sending love, light, and prayers.
Oh Carlin!!! Bless your sweet heart! You’re on my mind SO much, and I am continuing to pray for you! So glad you have so many people around you to help in whatever way they can. Hang in there girl! Praying you get some definitive answers soon! 💗 Sending hugs to you from Wilmington, NC! 🤗 -Kelly J.
Laylas little interruptions are so cute! Praying for y’all!
I know its hard to think about using a wheel chair but please please please get one especially out and about, Its so hard to not get answers from the medial community do research and be your own advocate. Im so glad you have your relationship with our creator, Thank you to everyone who is supporting you.
I Love your family so much. Praying for a miracle! Love all the Bates🥰😍🫶🏼🙏🏼
My heart breaks for you and the difficulty you are dealing with. I'm so sorry. I really hope you can get some definitive answers. Praying for you! I love you all!
Girl I’ve been praying hard for you.. I just had one of my seizure episodes the other day and have been laid up and exhausted for the last few days.. I feel everything you’re going through. Sending love and prayers ❤️
After I had my third baby I had dizzy spells blurred vision and small points in time I was alone and don’t remember snip bits. At times I thought it was going away and all of a sudden it comes back .I 100 percent understand what you are going through I have done every single test they could give and nothing so far ! Still no one believes me and doctors no longer take me seriously. I pray you guys get this figured out ! ❤️
so many possible reasons for these troubles with you, with Carlin, and with those in other comments; and others; possible causes including things like nutrient deficiencies, heart, blood sugar, things about the spine [not merely regarding an epidural; many things about the spine and about body systems [+ i think Carlins symptoms began before the epidural], every single aspect of the body systems. Many different specialists all working together may be able to help.
Was it POTS? Maybe a leak from epidural?
I’ve been praying for these two sweet young people, but Carlin’s expression and demeanor breaks my heart. The difference between some of their 1 st videos and now is very worrying.
I know God’s got his hand on y’all. Even more prayers coming y’all’s way.
My daughter is 2 and has a traumatic brain injury and has to take seizure meds every morning and night. Stay strong Carlin! I’ll pray for you 🙏🏼 ❤️
Praying for you guys!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰Gods blessings!!
Big hugs and prayers all around you and your family ❤️ I agree that protecting your head now until this is stabilized is SO important hun💕 Please try a wheelchair and at least sit down when you have ANY indication that you feel “weird”! I totally get where you are at as I have been through this with several friends/relatives etc. They are all different as the brain is soooo complex! Wish you all nothing but the best and just love on your sweet babies ❤️
Have you discussed with the doctors that it could be from an epidural leak? My friend had one and had her similar symptoms. A blood patch was done and helped her symptoms.
Also seizure meds have huge side effects! Massive hugs to you all!
Yes I’ve wondered about this also bc she complains of the headaches.
Hi, I’m a physician. The type of symptoms she’s having, as well as the duration are NOT consistent with a spinal leak from an epidural. It sounds like she’s getting exactly the right care, working up both cardiac and neurological causes. The work up she’s had already would have ruled out the most serious and urgent causes such as a brain bleed, tumor, electrolyte/thyroid abnormalities, and I assume cardiac arrhythmias have already been ruled out. What’s left unfortunately does take time and patience because episodic symptoms are very difficult to diagnose. Protect that noggin! Healing from a concussion takes time (and is really, really boring) but the more brain rest you get now the better you’ll be. You should be able to have a full recovery! It sounds like you have a lot of support, which is great, I really feel for you suffering this with 2 little kids at home. I hope you can get some answers and treatment soon, it’s hard to not know and have such unpredictable and dangerous episodes.
I agree. My husband passed away from a grand mal seizure. Plz tell him to take he to the Mayo clinic. And demand answers.thx
@@jomoore147 omg 😳 I’m so sorry.
Bless your heart 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks for the update. It’s scary hearing you talk about your health issues, but thankful you’re willing to share so we can continue to pray for you and Evan and your littles!!! Also thankful you have a friend who can somewhat relate and you can lean on each other for support and encouragement. It’s hard to understand why we go through certain things, but as Christians, we know at the end of the day it’s God’s plan and it’s for his purpose and I also believe it’s His way of helping to grow stronger in our faith.
Prayers continued that God continues to keep you safe and continues to provide the help, encouragement, peace, comfort, and support you need through this time of uncertainty. 🙏🏻👍🏻❤️
Sending you lots of good thoughts and well wishes! I know how frustrating it is to not get all the answers right away so you can go ahead and feel better already! Luckily you are surrounded by so many people who obviously love and care for you. You got this, Carlin!
Carlin, you've been in my prayers and will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers! Love you, Evan, Layla and Zade! You're all in my thoughts and prayers for I hope and pray soon that they'll find out what's causing your episodes. Y'all have been a blessing to me and I love your videos. God Bless You and Your sweet and precious little family! Love you all!❤️🙏🙏🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏🙏🙏❤️
Keeping y’all in my prayers! And we understand if it’s been awhile since we heard from you ! Family comes first!🙏❤️
I recommend you write everything down from appts, re falling incidents, the answers to ur questions, etc. Doing this via email is convenient and makes info easier to pass on to others. Just send yourself an email each time, so you can have an accurate record of the details. This is really important over time and helps be sure all providers have full information. ❤️
Also, to add to my comment-it's helpful to use the voice to text feature on ur phone to save time.
I also started having seizures right after my second child. I got diagnosed with epilepsy. I'm praying for you guys. I'm so proud of you both. Your both so strong and you will get through it. You have each other and the Lord.
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Praying for you 🙏🏻 My husband and 2yo both experience seizures. 1 in 26 people in the US develop epilepsy over their lifetime. Additionally 1 in 10 people will have a seizure in their lifetime. You are definitely not alone. 💜It’s really wonderful that you are sharing this, as I’m sure you are encouraging someone else who feels alone in this. Also, if you haven’t already, please make sure those around you are familiar with seizure first aid (Epilepsy Foundation of America has 30 min free training online, or even just printing off their seizure first aid graphic). Lastly, there is the Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee in Knoxville. They have a support group open to all individuals with epilepsy or seizure disorders and caregivers. It may be worth checking out!
I so adore this family!!! God bless your hearts, for trying to be so patient. I am glad the moving part is over, and some of the OCD is calm. I have PTSD, and have unbelievable panic attacks just out of the blue. They are scary, and feed into my uneasiness, which triggers the panic attacks. It’s a vicious cycle. I have learned to just sit down wherever I am, and stay down until I either have a lot of help around me, or it subsides. I just hand it over to God and let him deal with it. And yes Carlin, I understand the “what happened “? I can’t remember anything either. I am just thankful I do not have children at home anymore, that would drive me crazy for sure. Even all my grands are in school, so I am not babysitting anymore. Just know, you’re in our prayers and though it feels like it, you are not alone in this situation. Hugs 🥰🥰
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I’m praying for you Carlin! ❤️ it’s so sad to see that your are having these health complications!
Thank you Carlin and Evan for sharing this very difficult time in your lives , praying for you both and praying for Carlin to find answers and get the right help with medications , love to you all and your family xoxo
Hi, Carlin and Evan. I have Chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalitis. which was caused by severe tonsillitis but can be caused by trauma.I don’t pass out but I go very dizzy at times and Feel like I’m going to, know some people do. When Carlin was talking and forgetting what she wanted to say reminded me of how I get when I have a flare. The exhaustion is so debilitating. Meds will cause a lot of that obviously but the way she describes things is so familiar. There’s no cure sadly but ways to help yourself. Not over do things, listen to your body. Feel feee to contact me for a chat anytime I have had this for 20 years plus. Much love to you all. Stay strong Carlin xxxx
I’ll be praying for you Carlin and your family. I have had seizures before but the doctors did several tests and found out after several months that these episodes were non- epileptic seizures. The episodes were triggered by stress and anxiety and whenever I am excited or feel strong emotions. The doctors started me on an anxiety medicine called Lexapro and I’ve been on it since February and haven’t had any episodes since then. I have also passed out from anxiety before.
But I know from experience that stuff like this scares the people around us. So I’ll be praying for your family and friends and for you as you endure all this. God has a plan for you thru this and as long as you believe in Him, He will get you thru it. Stay strong! Praying for you 🙏🏻
Carlin in listening to your story I hear your pain. Someone suggested a wheelchair . I have a wonderful power chair you can have. I only live about a couple hours away from you near Morristown TN. I will try and contact your family through your dads church.
I’ve been through all the seizure stuff for a number of years and am well aquatinted with the affects of the medicine .
My husband and I will continue to pray for you and your family as well.
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Carlin, sending you love and prayers that you find out answers and the doctors figure this out.
Praying for y’all. I completely understand what you’re going through. The sleeping though is normal. So sorry y’all are going through this. ❤️🙏
Thanks for the update. Continuing to pray for Carlin, Evan and your beautiful family.
It's good to see yall so positive during this time. Praying they figure out whats wrong. Yes definitely be careful of hitting your head and causing more damage. Using a wheel chair would be a good alternative to keep from getting hurt if you did have a episode. Rest up Carlin...all this will definitely wear you out. And Evan stay rested up as well..it will wear you down physically as well. Yall have a great day!
I am continuing to pray for the Doctors to have wisdom in providing the right care & diagnosis for you. A temporary wheel chair is a very good idea as others have suggested- you would be able to carry the kids. I hope you are much better by now!! God pour out your Blessings over this family! 💜
Still praying for you Carlin!! Much love to you and your family ❤️
Sending prayers and positive thoughts y’all’s way! Thank you guys for keeping us updated.
Carlin, Whenever you hear that noise in your head or feel slightly dizzy sit straight back down. Doesn't matter where you are just sit down. This has saved me so many bad falls whenever I have my moments. I call them moments because sometimes sitting down it turns out just to be a moment of rest. Other times I have had full on seizures but little impact falling over from the sitting position.
After my 3rd baby I started having blurred vision, headaches and almost passing out. I went to the doctors and they told me to go to the eye doctor to get my vision checked out. When I say blurry vision I mean it would start in a small spot in my eye and then take over my whole vision until the room was spinning. I went to the eye doctor and he said it was migraines. I never had migraines before but I would always get a severe headache afterwards. A migraine can also cause seizures in very rare cases. I would talk with your eye doctor also and ask about migraines. I didn't believe they were just migraines because they were crazy episodes. I thought I was going to lose my vision and something was worse was wrong with me. They lasted about a year for me and everything suddenly stopped. I never had them with my 4th baby. It was a very scary time. Praying for you!
Blessings! Thank you for the updates. You’re being kept in prayers and the family.
I'm so glad Chriatian (hope I spelled your name correctly?!) has been able to give her time & attention to help you! God Bless you Sister for your steadfastness!! I just can't imagine how concerned everyone is for Carlin, the children, & Evan! To be a husband who can only watch these episodes has got to be terrifying! Blessings & prayers for everyone involved. Lord, please bring the right answers as quickly as possible, I pray with all sincerity!
Hi! Just to add my experience on passing out, I had a very similar experience to what you were going through in the beginning of all of this. I’ve never had a child so that wasn’t what caused it, I was on a few different medications that would cause my blood pressure to plummet. I was also really low on sodium. I’m sure those have all been checked by your drs but, maybe something to look into as well? Best of luck!
Sending the Stewart family lots of prayers!💜💜💜💜💜💜
Lots of prayers to you and your family hugs! 💜
Sending prayers for your family get better Carlin your a strong girl keeping you in my prayers💕
Prayers and love to you guys! I hope they do get these under control soon! I do like the idea of you being in a wheelchair or something for awhile. Another fall could be devastating! Lifting you up in prayers! 💕
At least a helmut ...
Seriously ☺️
Wheelchair is a great suggestion!
I will continue to pray for you and pray for wisdom for the doctors and answers! Hanging in there with you!
Hugs and prayers for y’all! From Kentucky!🙏🏻🙏🏻
My family member is epileptic. Has been since she was preschool age. She has petit mal seizures. When she was younger (elementary school) she thought she was healed and unknown to parents, she stopped taking her meds. She had her first grand mal 4 days after she stopped her meds. She had multiple petit mals the following weeks while the medicine started working. It took several weeks back on the meds to control her seizures. . Her seizures have been controlled for most of her life. If she has a seizure it’s usually triggered by lack of sleep or stress.. When she had her first child, she struggled to get her seizures under control even with medicine It took several months.. She was suppose to receive her seizure meds immediately after delivery and the nursing staff didn’t get the message. So it was almost 12 hours before she received them. We’ve often wondered it that along with stress of delivery triggered her seizures. Her second child was born and seizures were not a problem. We were present at delivery and made sure her medicine was ready the minute the baby was born.
I wonder if your not going back on the medicine caused your seizure to be worse? Drs said it was hormonal that my family member had them after birth. I’m wondering if some of your seizures are pregnancy related as well? About 3 months post delivery her seizures were back under control. I pray you get answers and/or prescriptions that help control your seizures. Research has come so far in epilepsy in the last 50 years. That is a blessing.
Aww Carlin! I know you’re getting frustrated trying to get to the bottom of all this! I was looking at some other comments, and maybe it might be a good idea to have a consult at Johns Hopkins, Mayo, or Cleveland Clinic. If not there, maybe UT, Vandy, or even Duke university. I’m praying for you and Evan. Praying you get some answers soon, as well and strength and peace.
You and your family are always in my thoughts and prayers. I am literally going through the same things you're going through it's been a couple of years it is definitely a marathon and not a Sprint but watching you and your family and hearing your story has helped me feel not alone don't get me wrong I wish you didn't go through this at all but having someone that's going through pretty much step by step what I'm going through makes me feel like I'm not alone in this world. I will continue to pray for you if you ever want someone to talk to about this journey I'm always here. God bless you and your family and I pray for fast understanding.
Just sent up a prayer for you! 💜
Praying for you Carlin!! 💗🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💕
Carlin, I’m not a praying person but I’m sending you positive energy. I deal with all of this with my 18 year old daughter for the last three years. It took a long time to get real answers and second opinions but now that we know, we k ow how to assist my daughter. It hasn’t taken her seizures away, it just makes them less often.
Have patience with your doctors. It wakes time.
CARLIN:::PLEASE GET TESTED FOR: What is POTS and its symptoms?
Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is an abnormal increase in heart rate that occurs after sitting up or standing. Some typical symptoms include dizziness and fainting. It's sometimes known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, pregnancy & delivery can bring this on & it’s not curable but it can be managed! My sister suffered from this after the birth of her second child!!!
Sending tons of love, hugs and prayers to Carlin! I hope that you get answers soon. Also, please get a wheelchair I am very concerned about your health. Evan, you’re an incredible husband and father. Thank you so much for keeping us updates! Much love to the Stew Crew 💖💙💕💙
Am wondering if she's got high blood pressure I was diagnosed with that 2 months ago and was not even put on meds for it saying that the doctors could have put her on the wrong medication and because of that,the meds could be causing it because if she has high blood pressure and they haven't tested her for it and because of that she's passing out.and the falling could be because she has a equallibeream problem
Love and Prayers Always! I had seizures when I was younger and they never found out why and they stopped as strangely as they started I took Dilantin for a long time and then one day I just stopped having them and it’s been over 15 years since I had one! Mine were very much like yours and I didn’t know what happened I was told by people who were around me and was wiped out for days and very foggy! Praying for answers and healing In Jesus Name! Our God is a Awesome God and a Healer!
🙏🏻🌻 Carlin, continued prayers being sent from Cape Cod 🦞. Praying for your medical team to get the answers and praying that these seizures STOP as quickly as they began. 🌻🙏🏻
My husband passed away from a grand mal seizure. Plz take her to the Mayo Clinic and demand ANSWERS. Instead of taking vacations plz spend the time and money for the Mayo clinic. I luv you all. Thanks
praying for u carlin... just remember even through hard times like this Gods plan and timing is so much better than any of ours💕
Oh sweet Carlin, I am so sorry your going through this. I can’t help but cry each time you have an episode. Continued prayers for wisdom and discernment for the doctors and medical staff to get to the root cause of this. Evan you are an amazing husband and I know The Lord will get y’all through this. 🙏🏼💜
I think wearing a helmet when your out would be a good idea. You could always bling it up. 💎🥰
Love you guys. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Sending lots of love & hugs praying for you both. I hope you both get answers for which caused all these seizures and I hope the dr get to the bottom of it. And get your medicine regulated sending lots of love and hugs. ❤️❤️❤️
Continual prayer coming y’all’s way! Y’all have been on my mind constantly thank you for the updates ❤️
Also, as I was reading the comments. It reminded me that I was having seizures at a younger age. They said my hormones were not right. I did take seizure medicine, but finally I came out of all of it. Please have them check your hormone levels, if they haven't already. Big warm hugs and love sent. ♥️
Prayers for answers, cure and a speedy recovery from Ottawa, ON, Canada!