June 4 through the 8th was busy with doctor appointments and medical tests for John. The MRI showed no brain tumor and no evidence of a stroke - yea! John was able to get in to see a neurologist on Thursday (once again, due to a cancellation or we would have been months from an appointment). The neurologist believed that John experienced a Complex Partial Seizure and scheduled him for a sleep deprived EEG on Friday. We just learned the results of the EEG yesterday and was told that the brain showed no seizure activity. Good news but also bad news because we still don't know what caused the seizure in the first place. The neurologist said that sometimes a person can have a random seizure in their lifetime or if John is to have another, it could happen within the next three to four months. If he goes past that period without a seizure then he has a 30 percent chance of having one within the next five years.
The neurologist wants John to have another EEG in the next two to four weeks. We will meet with the neurologist again on July 31. So we will have to just wait and see what happens between now and then.
Still waiting to hear back from the insurance company on the issue of truck repairs so that all is still pending. We are thinking about trying to sell the trailer while here in Sacramento. We have no idea how long a process that might take but other than the summer heat (tomorrow 106*), we are fine and there is no pressure to have to leave. We now have a good reason and the time to clean out all the nook and crannies and further divest ourselves of our worldly goods if need be.
Thank goodness for air conditioning. Amen!!!!
Terri, just caught up on some of my blogs and you certainly sent me going back through to see what had happened. How scary for the two of you! I just can't imagine and it sounds like you kept your head about you and kept it from being any worse than it was and most definitely someone was watching out for you. We wish you both the best as the doctors puzzle through what happened and you two figure out the next steps in your lives. Our health is something none of us should take for granted and for all us full timers we know it is the limiting factor in our lifestyle. I hope you will keep writing so we know how John is doing and what choices you make for the future.
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