YEA! GO KATIE!

She did it guys! She made the team. We are so excited. Who wants to donate money??? Just kidding! However, she does have to get corporate sponsers, but I will let her take care of that. Thanks for encouraging her! Maybe some of you can bring your girls and go to a competition with us. It's really loud, but a lot of fun!!! I had to pick Kyle up from school today with a fever, but doctor said it was not strep. Whew!!! He put him on an antibiotic anyway and a cough medicine so hopefully he will feel better soon. Ella had a pretty good day today (1st day without Keppra). I'm a bundle of nerves, but whats new!! Thanks for reading my blog. You all are the greatest friends and I hope to become great bloggers like you. Love ya'll, Angela

ELLA is Doing GREAT!!

Hello Friends! I just wanted to update everyone on things around the Fleming house. Ella seems to be adjusting to her medication alot better. She is more her joyful self these days. She is sitting up without help and already talking saying, "da da" and "na na", of course. What is it with babies not saying ma ma first? Anyway, please continue to keep her in your prayers as we take her off the first medication (Keppra) tomorrow. Pray that the Phenobarbital will take care of her seizures alone. Also, remember us on April 1st (Tuesday) as we go down to Atlanta for the MRI. I will update you when we get back. I know this is Ella's blog, but I don't want to leave out the rest of my wonderful family so please remember Katie today as she tries out for cheerleading. She was a bit nervous this morning, but I know she will do great. Kyle and Tim are doing okay except for sore throats that will not go away. They don't seem to have strep, but are still feeling pretty bad. As for me, I am doing great and my nerves seem to have calm down quite a bit (until Tuesday). I still need some medical transcription to do at home if anyone knows a doctor looking. I have 10 years experience and everything I need to do the job. To all of you who have brought us dinners, I cannot thank you enough!!! It has been so wonderful to not have to worry about that right now. Besides, I don't know how I would cook and hold Ella at the same time!!! What a blessing you all have been to us with all of your sweet notes, calls, visits, and dinners. We pray God blesses each of you abundantly! I am so thankful for my friends and I can't wait to share this experience with Ella when she gets older. I love you all very much! Angela and The Fleming Five

MRI is Scheduled

Hello my dear and precious friends! Ella is doing great. We are so happy that she hasn't had anymore seizures. GOD hears our prayers!! I just wanted to let you know I got a call today and they have scheduled her MRI for Tuesday, April 1st at 9:00 a.m. I just talked with the nurse at Egleston and she said that they would put in an IV that would heavily sedate her and the test would last 30 minutes. It really scares me to sedate her, but the hardest part for me is that I can't go back with her. Please pray that God will hold Ella and comfort her during her procedure and that everything will come back normal. Also, pray that God will give Tim and me strength so that we can be strong for Ella. Thank you guys for everything. The food has been wonderful and such a blessing. I pray God blesses each of you abundantly. We love you, The Flemings

JESUS NEVER FAILS!

Hi Everyone! I can't begin to tell you how grateful we are for all of your prayers, visits, calls, meals, etc. You have been such a blessing to all of us and we can't thank you enough. This week has been the worst week of our lives, but we felt your prayers and GOD heard them. PRAISE be to GOD!!! Ella has not had a seizure since Wednesday and we pray that was the last. We are trying to get her adjusted to her medication at this point. The doctor said it may take a little while for her body to adjust so please continue to pray. Your love and support is incredible. We love you.

Tim, Angela, Katie, Kyle, and Ella G.

Our God is SO GOOD!!

Dear Friends,

Angie just called me and gave me a report from the doctor's visit. The Neurologist, Dr. Olsen said that Ella is doing WONDERFUL!! He said that she will be fine!! Did you read that last sentence? She is going to be OK! He said that she is having focal seizures. There are 2 types of seizures, one type is where they know exactly what causes them and the other type, they have no idea what causes them. Ella is having the type of seizures that they have no idea what is causing them.

Dr. Olsen said that these seizures are nothing to be alarmed about, which I must say is easy for him to say. :) He also said that Ella is on the wrong medication for a baby. He said that "Keppra" goes right through a baby and doesn't help the seizures. He changed her medication from "Keppra" to "Phenobarbital". He said that this medication should help control the seizures and he doesn't feel she will have another seizure after being on this medication. She will start that medication today when they get home.

He did state that the EEG looks OK to him. He does not rely on EEG results to determine what is going on. So, he wasn't alarmed by the EEG results. He relies on an MRI. He has ordered one to be done on Ella and that should take place within the next 2 weeks. They will have to take Ella back to Atlanta for the MRI. One huge prayer request from Angie is that they WILL have to put Ella to sleep when she undergoes the MRI. That is an area of concern for her, so if you could please be praying that the MRI is scheduled quickly and that it goes smoothly! They will of course, know more, once those results are back. So, Tim and Angie will be relieved to clear that next hurdle.

Dr. Olsen did advise them not to go back to the ER anymore when Ella has a seizure. He said that they don't know how to take care of them or treat them. The only reason they should have to go to the ER is if the seizure lasts 30 minutes or longer. If a seizure lasts more than 4 or 5 minutes, they are to give her some medication right then and call the doctor, but otherwise, he advised them not to be alarmed.

Dr. Olsen DID say that developmentally, Ella is doing GREAT and there should be no long term effects of the seizures she has had thus far this week!!! Praise the Lord for His goodness!! He seems to be of the opinion that she will be fine and that she will outgrow these seizures. They were on the way home when Angie called me, so please pray for them to travel home safely! They were stopping to get something to eat and then finishing the trip. I will say that Angie sounded very good. There was a calm and a peace in her voice. You could tell she was relieved to have this visit out of the way and to have such a good report!!! She also asked me to tell everyone how grateful they are for the support, the prayers, the phone calls, the meals that we have sent and will be sending! She wanted to make sure you all know how much they love you!

(Jeremiah 29:11 - 'For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord- Plans to give you a hope and a future...') Our God is SO GOOD!!! He hears our prayers! Angie said that herself, that she feels God truly heard our prayers for Ella this week!! How AWESOME He is!!!

Praise The Lord for a Quiet Morning!!

Nancy was with Angie and Ella Grace this morning and she called to let us know that Ella Grace did NOT have a seizure this morning. PRAISE THE LORD for a quiet, uneventful morning for her!! Also, Nancy told us that the medicine that Ella Grace is on is named 'Keppra'. She takes it twice a day to control the seizures.

Dewey, Tim, and Angie left around Noon today to take Ella Grace to Emory to see the Pediatric Neurologist. We can be praying for their safe travel there and back home later today. We will let you know when we hear from them on how the visit with the neurologist went today. Continue to pray for them and all the steps they are taking right now. Pray for the doctor visit to be a positive one and for them to have a peace about all that is said and done at Emory today.

Prayers for Ella Grace

Hello everyone! We have created a family blog to continue to post updates on Ella Grace, and to provide a place for friends and family to easily leave messages, prayers and comments (and hopefully we can help to save some room in your Inboxes as well). As you all know, we will be traveling to Atlanta tomorrow (Thursday, 3/13) to see a Pediatric Neurologist and very much appreciate your continued prayers and support! This picture is from our first day in the hospital while Ella Grace was getting her EEG done. She had a fabulous hair-do for a while, don't you think? I wonder what the stylists from hair night think of this new hair 'trend'.