Kiddy seizures are the worst. There are soooo many different kinds of seizures, from the type that look like a vacant stare (absent seizures) to the worst kind (which Edward has) tonic chlonic which are convulsions coupled with stiffened limbs. They last about half a minute but can go a minute or longer. We have these nearly every night, mostly multiple times a night. Yesterday I nearly cried as I watched Edward's little face turn purple and blue. His big blue eyes were bulging out of his face and pleading with me in pure terror. His jaw had stiffened and clamped shut onto his bottom lip and his throat and chest had tightened so he couldn't breathe. He was literally suffocating himself

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