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I made a little storage cubby for the foot of Raelynn’s bed. It’s made from completely from plywood scraps that I had laying around leftover from other projects! How did it turn out? 👍🏻 LIKE THIS VIDEO IF YOU THINK RAELYNN LIKES IT! I made this because Raelynn’s mattress has the tendency to shift down…

Raelynn needed suctioning during this seizure. If you just want to see the whole seizure, skip to 01:39. . Raelynn will occasionally need suctioning during her seizures because something about her seizures often causes a lot of mucus to gather at the back of her throat. And if she were to breathe heavily while that…

Raelynn has been having warm spots at times on her body. Her doctors wanted her to go to the ER today to be tested, just in case it’s a symptom that her infection is coming back. . Raelynn had a seizure in the car while I was driving to the hospital, and she also had…

This is a seizure that Raelynn recently had. Skip ahead to 02:21 if you just want to see it. But keep watching to learn about this channel! . I’m not sure I ever shared how Raelynn’s YouTube channel came to be. When we first brought Raelynn into our home through foster care, we started recording…

Raelynn hears us teaching students ESL classes online almost every day, but she rarely gets to see us teach. So I thought it would be interesting to record her reaction! 👍🏻 LIKE THIS VIDEO IF YOU THINK RAELYNN LIKED IT! Raelynn is quadriplegic, so she can’t exactly walk over to see who we’re talking to…

This was one of the last tonic-clonic seizures Raelynn had in the year 2020. Skip ahead about half a minute to see it. . I was thinking tonight about how we’re all hoping for a better year in 2021. Just about everyone on the planet is hoping for a better year after the year we’ve…

Raelynn’s spine surgery incision wound is looking great! There isn’t any puss seeping from the wound, which is a very good sign. 👍🏻 LIKE THIS VIDEO IF YOU’RE HAPPY FOR RAELYNN! After the roller coaster that Raelynn has had with her spine, it’s nice to see that she’s healing well. Unfortunately, she’ll need another spine…

This is a partial seizure Raelynn had a couple days before Christmas. Skip ahead to 01:48 if you just want to see it. But keep watching to hear about Raelynn’s roller coaster adventure the days leading up to Christmas! . Partial seizures are also called focal seizures. They happen in one part of the brain.…

Raelynn opened the rest of her Christmas presents from us, her stocking, her other grandparents, and from her aunt and uncle! She liked all of presents! 👍🏻 LIKE THIS VIDEO IF YOU’RE HAPPY FOR RAELYNN! It can be difficult to know what to get a severely disabled child like Raelynn for Christmas. Since she has…

Raelynn loves toys that play music, so I thought I’d show her our Christmas snowman collection! I think she even tried to sing along at one point! 👍🏻 LIKE THIS VIDEO IF YOU SAW RAELYNN TRY TO SING ALONG! I’m pretty sure Raelynn has seen these Christmas toys before, but I’m sure doesn’t mind seeing…