George's Episode Log...

Here is our first entry into George's Episode Log...

This log only lists the Episodes that are adult observed.

If anyone has any idea's feel free. I tried to grab the video camera but I was just a little late, the whole episode only took about a minute.

~H

George’s Episode Log

Episode #3, 1-15-09 7:00am:

Day prior to Episode: Low physical activities. High computer time. Spent a lot of time in his room. Did a lot of school work. Rode in the car for two hours in the morning. Drank two Ener-C packets. High fluids. Sick with loose stools, cough and snotty nose. No headaches, no stomach ache no fever.

First impression of Episode: Thought he was about to throw-up.

Observations During Episode: Rhythmic throat ‘gurgling’ and what sounded like failed attempts to swallow. Sounded worse than rattley. Like someone who was about to drown. He was awake enough to come to me and awake enough to follow instructions after hesitating. But still seemed out of it.

His lips were not equally shaped, like half of his lips were limp. (He says his left side.) Large amount of drooling with uncontrolled rhythmic chattering of the jaw, mouth area and throat.

Sounded like:
“humm, mum, mum, ma... humm, mum, mum, ma”

Repeated over and over. No body shaking. Inability to speak. Able to answer yes and no questions with nodding of the hand. The episode it's self took less then one minute.

He had a ‘waking’ moment, just a moment of clarity. Symptoms of gurgling and drooling stopped within five seconds of this ‘waking’ moment. Speech returned in 30 seconds slurred and within 3 minutes was fully restored.


After Episode: Woke up done for the day. Said there was no pain, no discomfort, no light sensitivity for his eyes. Had a dream but it wasn’t bad, although he couldn’t remember well enough to tell me what it was about. Fixated on the fact that there was daylight outside for over 30 minutes. He said that it is normally dark out and seemed distressed that it was daylight when he had an episode.