Matt came home yesterday evening after his surgery, and he is doing well. I will get to whole the story of his accident soon, though it’s pretty old news by now. The good news is his injuries were fixable, and he is on the mend. He isn’t feeling great and still has to heal from his surgery, but hopefully the worst is behind him.

As if this wasn’t enough, I took Adelaide to the vet on Monday because she seemed a little off to me. She wasn’t exactly off balance or anything I could put my finger on, but she was acting sluggish and not herself. She passed her neurological tests, and the vets said they couldn’t see any abnormalities. She still didn’t seem quite right to me, but I assumed I was just being paranoid. Unfortunately, after another day of seeming quiet and lethargic, she had a seizure tonight. We have been tapering her meds, so it seems that her symptoms are returning at this lower dose of steroids and seizure drugs. So, it’s back to the doctor with her to see where to go from here.

We knew her disease had a grave prognosis, but her recovery was so dramatic that I was starting to think it was all a mistake and she was cured. I guess that’s what steroids can do for you. She can’t stay on high doses of steroids forever though because they are too hard on her body, so it’s unclear what the plan will be from here. At least we were expecting this and knew she may not have much time left. She has had a pretty good couple of months at home with us, and we won’t let her condition become nearly as bad as it did when this all started. I don’t mean to be too morbid, but realistically, we likely have some sad times and tough decisions ahead.