Morgan is over 25 months old (actual) and still not walking but getting quite brave with her abilities...I am sure that most parents probably worry at this stage as their now "toddler" bumps their head on everything but I think we are overly paranoid due to the hydrocephalus. I always try very hard not to overact to her falls and bumps but tonight I think was maybe a reminder again of how she is extra sensitive.
On to why I am writing in the blog today...Morgan was playing as usual tonight and clearly I was not quick enough to react but she was cruising between the couch and the rock n play (Max's chair) and fell forward to the ground. She barely bumped her forehead but it was a tragic fall as usual and in normal fashion I tried to explain to her that she was OK as she lay on the ground crying. Then I noticed she was really not fine. Her eyes rolled down, her scream turned to a painful whimper and suddenly her body limp and heavy on my shoulder as I picked her up. Immediate panic as I assess the situation and wait a long ten minutes for Pat who is on his way home. She was whimpering/whining, could barely keep her eyes open and gagging as if she was about to vomit (she never did but we sat by the sink for a few minutes). We watched her and her reaction for about 20 minutes and debated what to do but then just as fast as her fall happened she seemed to recover and resumed right back to her usual self (walking behind her walker and signing something we can't understand). Whew...another crisis averted- maybe time to buy her a helmet?
I am curious if other hydrocephalus patients experience situations like this where their demeanor and actions swing drastically? We are wondering maybe does she get extreme/debilitating headaches (caused by even a minor fall/bump) that might cause this sort of reaction.
