The Best Decision Ive Ever Made
We’ve all had decisions we made in life. Some decisions were good and became life changing while others were not so good and become life experiences. One decision I made in my life will always stand out as the best decision I ever made. This involved my youngest son Gannon and the decision to have a major operation that not only saved his life, but gave him a better quality of life.
To understand why this changed his life for the better you need to know what he has been through. Gannon is a nine year old beautiful blond hair blue eyed little boy whose eyes sparkle when he smiles. He has this knack for making people fall in love with him in an instant. For the first two years of his life he was a healthy little boy, but there was something not quite right with him. He wasn’t developing normally for his age. Then in June of 2006 it all became clear why.
This was a normal, beautiful summer day in northern California. My husband Mike and my Uncle Karl were in the backyard putting up are swimming pool and my other three children were outside riding their bikes and playing football. My mom and I were getting ready to barbecue and realized we needed to run to the grocery store. Gannon was being perfectly fine playing with his hot wheels. When we arrived home, I came in from the garage too Mike holding Gannon in his arms and he said “Something is wrong, the ambulance is coming”. I took one look at Gannon and my heart dropped. His body was stiff and he was shaking. He was foaming from his mouth and his eyes were rolling back in his head. All I could think at that moment was “Where the heck is the ambulance my baby is dying right here in front of my eyes”. Gannon finally stopped shaking right when the ambulance pulled up. They took one look at him and said “He had a seizure.”
“What the heck”, I thought. That was the beginning of the next six years of hospitals; testing, medication and watching my little boy wither away right in front of my eyes.
Gannon had a grand-mal
To understand why this changed his life for the better you need to know what he has been through. Gannon is a nine year old beautiful blond hair blue eyed little boy whose eyes sparkle when he smiles. He has this knack for making people fall in love with him in an instant. For the first two years of his life he was a healthy little boy, but there was something not quite right with him. He wasn’t developing normally for his age. Then in June of 2006 it all became clear why.
This was a normal, beautiful summer day in northern California. My husband Mike and my Uncle Karl were in the backyard putting up are swimming pool and my other three children were outside riding their bikes and playing football. My mom and I were getting ready to barbecue and realized we needed to run to the grocery store. Gannon was being perfectly fine playing with his hot wheels. When we arrived home, I came in from the garage too Mike holding Gannon in his arms and he said “Something is wrong, the ambulance is coming”. I took one look at Gannon and my heart dropped. His body was stiff and he was shaking. He was foaming from his mouth and his eyes were rolling back in his head. All I could think at that moment was “Where the heck is the ambulance my baby is dying right here in front of my eyes”. Gannon finally stopped shaking right when the ambulance pulled up. They took one look at him and said “He had a seizure.”
“What the heck”, I thought. That was the beginning of the next six years of hospitals; testing, medication and watching my little boy wither away right in front of my eyes.
Gannon had a grand-mal