Spells...

It has been about a year since they started and they have occurred about 6 times. We are always told they are normal but nothing more... The latest breath holding spell happened Tuesday and was by far the scariest. Imagine for a moment your child going unconscious in your arms, body stiff, and eyes rolling back... It usually takes 30 seconds for him to come to. This time it took near 2 minutes. These spells are scary, as scary as Luke's code in the hospital. When I took Liem to the ER that night I expected the worse. How could I not. How normal is it for a child to pass out repetitively and something not be wrong... Low and behold it took the Naval hospital ER ped Dr's to inform me off breath holding spells.
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/tc/breath-holding-spells-topic-overview

There is link for some common knowledge. And in some odd way it makes the spells less scary, well for one they said no one has ever died from them, which has been my fear. I just have to wonder why I went a year without being informed of the term "breath holding spells". I may be a little dramatic, or watched one to many Grey's episodes but when it comes to my children and their lives I worry excessively. We have been handed a lot and and nothing is stopping one more curve ball so I try to be prepared... But honestly it makes me feel more at ease knowing that this is common and he will outgrow it eventually... Not to mention the Dr's are dotting their I's and crossing their T's by referring him out to a pediatric neurologist.

We will add the newest specialist to Liem's list... But at least we are aware and he is healthy. Well for the most part :)