Re: First steps!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Fantastic news, I hope there are many more happy tears to come!

Jill

At 05:09 AM 11/25/01, you wrote:

>I just have to take a minute here to brag about my little girl. Remember how

>horrible everything was last weekend? I can't believe she's come so far in

>less than a week. Today she took her very first unnasisted steps at 4 years

>old. I was crying and shaking once again, but in a very different way from

>last Sunday. Happy tears are so much different.

>I don't know what else to say, except YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MARISSA!!

>Love

>Jen

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congratulations Marissa,

we are all so happy for you!!!

God Bless you and know that you have a lot to be thankful for this season.

You warmed my heart Jen with Marissa's story . Thank you!

love,

kim and Grant (4 years old)

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Jen..... Congrats!! I know exactly how thrilling it is..... Katera did the same just this past April at age 4 and a half. WaHOOOOo!! I know it seemed like it would never happen. How wonderful!

Patti

First steps!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just have to take a minute here to brag about my little girl. Remember how horrible everything was last weekend? I can't believe she's come so far in less than a week. Today she took her very first unnasisted steps at 4 years old. I was crying and shaking once again, but in a very different way from last Sunday. Happy tears are so much different. I don't know what else to say, except YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MARISSA!!LoveJen

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Jen,

That is so great! I can't wait til we are there too!

Dianna

mom to Nick 21 months

Ketomommie@... wrote:

I just have to take a minute here to brag about

my little girl. Remember how

horrible everything was last weekend? I can't believe she's

come so far in

less than a week. Today she took her very first unnasisted

steps at 4 years

old. I was crying and shaking once again, but in a very different

way from

last Sunday. Happy tears are so much different.

I don't know what else to say, except YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MARISSA!!

Love

Jen

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just a last resort!"

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Dear Jen:

I have been terribly behind in my mail-but after reading what you have been through and seeing this post-I am jumping with joy for you!! Way to go Marissa!! I'm so happy you got to experience those Happy Tears.

Take care my friend, Hugs

Diane

First steps!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just have to take a minute here to brag about my little girl. Remember how horrible everything was last weekend? I can't believe she's come so far in less than a week. Today she took her very first unnasisted steps at 4 years old. I was crying and shaking once again, but in a very different way from last Sunday. Happy tears are so much different. I don't know what else to say, except YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MARISSA!!LoveJen "The Ketogenic Diet....a realistic treatment option, NOT just a last resort!" List is for parent to parent support only. It is important to get medical advice from a professional keto team! Subscribe: ketogenic-subscribe Unsubscribe: ketogenic-unsubscribe

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Well done Marissa and how exciting for you Jen.

Wallow in those happy tears and look out......you never know what will

happen now she's walking!

with joy for you..... (Hannah's mum, Australia)

[Guest guest]

Jen,

This is wonderful news! Yahoo! I would have been crying those happy tears too!

What a wonderful way to start out the holidays!

Love,

Kandy

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Jen,

That's lovely news. I'm so happy to hear that.

Saro...Rohan's mum

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Congratulations to all that posted the latest successes! They are so

wonderful to hear! I am going to boast that lin sucked his thumb for

the first time in months last night! I know most parents would not be

celebrating that their 3 1/2 year old sucked his thumb but while at the

height of our Topamax dosage, lin suddenly stopped sucking his thumb.

He started having all sorts of neurotic behavior and would not let anyone

touch him at all. He did not even want his own hands to touch him and would

sit on the couch holding his hands in the air to make sure that they didn't

touch his body. And of course he stopped sucking his thumb. He would

scream if anyone even brushed against him. He has always been a very loving

little boy that likes to snuggle so this change was amazing. Since we had

started lin on an Atkins modified diet and he was having much fewer

seizures, we asked the neuro if we could start weaning the topamax. He

agreed. We started to wean slowly and lin's behavior got worse instead

of better! Called the neuro and he just advised us to increase the topamax

back up. Just feeling that topamax had to be the cause of it all, we

decided to continue on with the weaning on the schedule that the neuro had

first advised. So lin is now drug free and finally, finally, his

behavior is changing back to the little boy that we love! He is letting us

kiss him and hug him and he seems soooo much happier than he was. This is

the first time lin has been drug free since January of this year when

his seizures began. Looking on the internet for answers to lin's

behavior problems, I was amazed to see how many of the drugs that we use to

control seizures are also prescribed for mental disorders like depression

and bi polar disorders. I can't help but think that if you keep pumping

those drugs into these little brains, that you can cause all sorts of

behavior problems that never existed before. lin's behavior was

closest to descriptions that I read about the bipolar disorders.

lin's still having anywhere from 1- 6 drops a day but I sure hope we

are on the right track now and won't have to go back to medication.

Take care,

Kathy (lin's Mom)

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> Subject: Re: First steps!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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> Jen,

> That's lovely news. I'm so happy to hear that.

> Saro...Rohan's mum

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[Guest guest]

That's WONDERFUL news.

Barb Swoyer

First steps!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> I just have to take a minute here to brag about my little girl. Remember

how

> horrible everything was last weekend? I can't believe she's come so far

in

> less than a week. Today she took her very first unnasisted steps at 4

years

> old. I was crying and shaking once again, but in a very different way

from

> last Sunday. Happy tears are so much different.

> I don't know what else to say, except YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MARISSA!!

> Love

> Jen

>

> " The Ketogenic Diet....a realistic treatment option, NOT just a last

resort! "

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keto team!

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