Settling into our Life in Charleston


The next morning we met Ben’s new doctor for the first time, but it was as if he already knew Ben.  In addition to the volumes of medical records we had already sent to him, he had been in contact with MUSC hospital personnel about our visit the evening before.  Ben certainly had made himself known in short time he had been in Charleston.  The doctor’s work with the special needs community was quite well known, and it was obvious that his concern was not only with the child, but with the family.  He knew we were all in this together.  On this day he needed our help in determining why Ben had the seizures, and if there was a risk that this could happen again.  I was asked to recount  the whole story leading up to the seizures and together we would determine what might have been done differently.

His conclusion after looking at all of the test results from the hospital and after hearing my story was that there was no indication that the seizures were caused by anything other than the high fever.  The fact that Ben’s temperature spiked so suddenly was the one thing that really concerned him.  The fever spike had to be avoided in the future in order to assure that this never happened again.  In the future when Ben showed signs of illness; ie the low-grade fever, we needed to watch him closely and be more aggressive in treatment when the fever started to rise.  We needed to have Tylenol close at hand at all times.  Other than that, and another ear infection, it looked as though Ben had come through the whole episode relatively unscathed.  The doctor was not the least bit reluctant to tell us how lucky we were that things turned out so well

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After being sure that things were back to normal, Dennis returned to Richmond to finish his work and within a week was back with us permanently.  Thank goodness!  The next couple of months on the island were quite relaxing.  Though I was getting used to a new work environment, coming home to long walks on the beach each evening was a lifestyle we quickly embraced.

Happy Days on the Isle of Palms

My feelings at this point:  Content.  Though we still needed to deal with many issues regarding Ben’s health the least of  which was his hearing impairment., Dennis and
I both felt that we could “take a breather” for a short time until we were completely settled in Charleston.  This was very good for our mental and physical health.

 

 

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