Day 290 - A bit emotional, but okay.

I'm up, but I won't open my eyes... You can't make me.

The anti-seizure medication that the doctors have Ryan on is causing him to be a bit over-emotional.  As hard as it may be for me to hear, I'm sure it's that much harder for him, the poor thing.  He called me this morning because the doctors wanted to do another EEG on his brain, and he was afraid that it would hurt.  Fortunately, Patrick was on his way in, and we were able to calm him down.  We've asked about other medications, that don't affect his emotions this bad, but those have other side effects.  So, I'm hoping that after a few days, he'll be able to control it better.  Once we resolved the issue about the EEG (no, the leads don't hurt), and resolved a small issue with a game on the Xbox, he was okay.  Patrick and I are both pretty grateful that the Asperger's helps him compartmentalize his feelings.

Everything seems to be back to normal.  Labs look good and he hasn't had any more seizures since the first 2.  The plan for the next few days will be to watch him and make sure nothing changes.  Then, we can discuss the next phase of his chemo.

Patrick got him a few more little Lego sets this afternoon.  He realized that the larger sets, as awesome as they are, take time to finish.  And sometimes, it's better to have a few smaller sets that you can see your accomplishment quicker.

Thank you all for the continued prayers and good thoughts!