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Reuben Update

Quick update before my day spins out of control! 
Reuben is doing awesome!  Not quite eating and sleeping normally but otherwise he is back to himself.  When we went to the Dr on Friday morning he was really impressed by Reuben's progress and was surprised to tell us that we weren't going down for an MRI!  (By the way, very impressed both with our pediatrician and the Mercy staff and the communication between the two!)
People have asked how we are doing as parents.  I was paranoid for the first bit, but I settling down!  A lot of the first stress was due to the skills he lost there for a bit.  It is so helpful that Jordan's nephew and neice have been down this road.  They are both smart, happy, crazy kids so it is easy to expect no different here!  There will be a few milestones that I will be happy to hit.  One week without any seizures, one month, one year! 
Today is a big dig out day.  Laundry, groceries and a ton of thank you notes to those who helped us out!

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