Next year she'll be 18 (see how that 3rd grade math is helping me out?), and will graduate from high school. We have all sorts of legal issues to consider, and will have to depend on her to allow us to do certain things, like getting a power of attorney, so that we can continue to manage things for her, and make legal and health decisions, in the event that she's not able to.
We are hoping desperately that Rachel will get her dog this year, so that she can really begin bonding with it before she's out of high school, and wanting to be much more independent than she is now.
Rach was allowed to go out to the movies with a couple of friends yesterday, without us along. There are a few reasons: 1. She was with people who knew what to do if she had a seizure, 2. The seizure risk was fairly low, as she had already had a couple of seizures on Friday and Saturday, and 3. The theater is about 3 blocks from our home.
This is how she looked when she left the house for the mall...
Oh, how I wish I had had the guts to go out in public like that at 17.lol
After the movie, we took all the girls out for sushi. Rachel had never had anything but California roll, so was very excited to try something new. As we were finishing our meal, she said how this was the best birthday ever. Success!
Since the seizures began, there have been several birthdays marred by either seizures or panic attacks. To have this one go so well, when she was allowed out with just girlfriends, and got to experience something completely new, was truly a wonderful gift, for all of us.:)
-Kelly
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