Wednesday, January 13, 2010

One Year Anniversary







Today marks one year since Gracie began this journey known as the ketogenic diet. Wow.
When we first started this diet, I wasn't sure we could last one week, and one month seemed like a long shot. Here we are one year in and it was no where near as bad as I feared it would be at the start. We are at a manageable point with the diet. The benefits are still there.

First and foremost, Gracie has had far fewer seizures in this past year than in prior years. She went six months seizure free and that had not happened at any point prior. The seizures she has had have been much shorter in duration than in prior years. She has much better balance, speech articulation, social interaction and language skills than she did a year ago.

The pictures keep loading out of order. I'm just going with this order - sorry! The first picture is last June when Grace was refusing to eat. The second picture is Grace on her third birthday (January 2009). The third one is from her fourth birthday (January 2010). There is not much difference from one birthday to the next - she regainged the weight she lost last summer.

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  2. Hi Girls (and Tom)!! Hannah and I miss the Kilgore family very much. I smiled as I read your posts Marie. So glad to hear Gracie is doing well! Happy Birthday Grace! Happy New Year to you all!
    With Love,
    Lynd and Hannah

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