Hello again!

Wow! The last time that we wrote a blog was the day before Scout's first grand-mal seizure. Little did we know that our lives would be forever changed the very next morning!

Nearly a year later, we are starting to get into a better routine with things as life was completely turned upside down on August 30, 2015. Not just because of Scout, but so many other things that go on behind the scenes that we don't share. We know you are all amazing and support us in everything, but just like all of you, we too strive for a balance between public and private life.

Many have asked what is the biggest lesson we have learned since all of this began and while there are many things, the most important has been learning to go with the flow. That is not very easy in a world dictated by schedules and running from one thing to the next. Every minute in every day counts and there never seems to be enough of them. For us, that lesson was forced onto us and even Gunnar has had to adjust to a less than hectic schedule.

We stumbled across a quote yesterday, "Living with epilepsy is like a ship sailing through the sea, you never know when a storm will hit". That sentence could not be more true. One day Scout was happy and playing, then he went outside to go to the bathroom and barely laid down in time to be "safe" from the grandmal that struck. The rest of the day was spent indoors, in the dark with the AC set to 60.

Many things became more challenging as the constant worry of WHEN will the next one be now began. Over this past year, Gunnar has thankfully learned to pick up on small warning signs and alerts to any "attacks". When you already struggle with insomnia, adding yet another reason to struggle with sleep can be debilitating, knowing that Gunnar would alert whether I was sleeping, in the next room or even in the shower began to make things slightly easier. While these aren't "qualifying tasks" for a service dog, they are certainly an added skill set.

Now we are half way through July and life is starting to develop a new normal. There are still many things to tackle and much to do but little by little we are getting there. We will be starting to blog again, hopefully once a week and sharing different experiences and tips we've learned along the way...like the never ending war on dog hair or training for certain tasks right down to everyday life with snow dogs and of course the grumpy puggle!

For today, these clowns just get to enjoy life as dogs. Its going to be close to 100 degrees with horrendous air quality that is not good for humans, let alone snow dogs!