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In the hospital…again… #shorts
Raelynn may have gotten an infection as a result of her spine surgery. For the last couple days, she’s been a little irritable, lethargic, and slightly warm. Yesterday, we noticed a greenish blue pus draining from her incision wound. When we called the doctor about it, they said to keep an eye on it and…
She may have an infection… // update on Raelynn’s spine
Today we noticed that Raelynn had some greenish blue discharge coming from her spine surgery incision. We’re worried that it may be an infection… . We thought about taking her to the ER right away because she’s had infections due to surgeries in the past, but we decided to call her spine surgery doctors to…
INTERViEW WiTH RAELYNN @ 3 YEARS OLD! // with a brief seizure
Every few years, I interview all my kids to see how they change over time. This was Raelynn’s portion of the video from 2015, when she was 3 years old. I wasn’t able to include her portion in the video we released online at the time because we were fostering her, and there were rules…
A Seizure on Thanksgiving Day // she only had one!
I’m thankful that Raelynn only had one seizure today, on Thanksgiving! That’s two days in a row. I’m also thankful that she’s been recovering from her spine surgery. She’s been in less pain, and needed less pain meds. This makes us very happy! What are you thankful for? . Visit Raelynn’s website to learn even…
Epilepsy Seizure Video // helping Raelynn as she has a seizure
Raelynn just had this seizure. Skip to 01:30 if you just want to see it. . Raelynn’s seizure caught me off guard, because I was in a different room editing a video for her channel that I recorded a few years back. So my mind was somewhere completely different. But then I heard the characteristic…
Wound Vac Dressing // post spine surgery care
Before Raelynn left the hospital, she had a wound vac placed on her spine. This absorbs and disposes of blood drainage, even after she went home. Warning: this video contains graphic images of surgical incisions, dressings, and dry blood. If you’re squeamish about such things, this is not the video for you. 👍🏻 It may…
Absence Seizure in the Hospital #shorts
Raelynn was having more of these absence seizures after her surgery. It’s usually really hard to record them because they are often so brief. Absence seizures can look like a person is simply staring off into space. We scanned Raelynn’s vns with the provided magnet, and that appeared to bring Raelynn out of the seizure.…
Three Seizures Raelynn Had (prior to surgery) // short, medium, and long seizures
These are three seizures Raelynn had on different days. She had these prior to her spine surgery last week. . 00:00 Introduction 01:20 Long Seizure 06:46 Medium Length Seizure 09:48 Short Seizure In this video, you’ll see one long seizure, one medium length seizure, and one really short seizure. Everyone’s seizures are different, so these…
Leaving the Hospital & Heading Home! (FINALLY!)
Raelynn was in the hospital for 7 days total due to her spine surgery. Today, she finally got to come home! Watch more of Abby’s surprise on our family’s YouTube channel: youtu.be/bsE0Bud0UBo 👍🏻 LIKE THIS VIDEO IF YOU LIKE THAT RAELYNN CAME HOME! Raelynn is still in a good deal of pain from her spine…