Pressure is Building

Something we have always wondered about is if external circumstances affect Julia's seizure "schedule".  It would appear that they can.  Ever since we received the SEEG date, Julia has been more anxious about the surgery.  And her seizures have been more frequent.  She even had 4 in one day this last week.  She also gave me a scare today.  She ordinarily does not try to move when she is having a seizure - she just stays where she is, and after a seizure, will go sit down or lay down.  Today, for some reason, she tried to walk down the steps and stumbled a few times.  It scared me to death.  As soon as I heard the sound, I knew what was going on.  Fortunately, it was only a few stumbles, and not a fall down the stairs.  Then she went to the bathroom and vigorously washed her hands.  It was after this that she was done with the influence of the seizure and "blinked back on".  She needs lots of prayers to try to not worry too much about the surgery (although it is, without a doubt, a scary prospect).  And of course, we want prayers for the procedure, that it goes well, and as accurately as possible, pin-points the location of the seizure initiation point.