Tests

Today we're going to Children's Hospital to have some tests run on Morgan. She had an "episode" at school last week, and after a trip to the ER and a couple to her doctor's office, we finally found someone who was as concerned about her symptoms as we are... and he didn't waste any time. He called a neurologist right then, and they decided that she needed to be looked at further. So, today she is having and EEG and an MRI done. And I, being the quintessential worrier, already have myself convinced that she has a brain tumor or another equally catastrophic malady. I even made the mistake of "going there" by doing a little research on brain tumors and found that all the strange symptoms she's been having would fit such a diagnosis.
I know you're thinking....."why would she even look at that stuff?". But, it wasn't my intention. See, I googled images of MRI machines so that I could show them to Morgan to try to put her at ease about what's going on today. Included in the results, was a brain scan picture.....complete with a tumor. I clicked on it (who could resist?) and was taken to a woman's blog who was diagnosed with a tumor and told of her "journey" as she called it, through her treatment. (it wasn't a happy ending). A couple of her early symptoms match Morgan's, so I decided to dig a little further. Of course, all the symptoms that people with tumors experience can also be symptoms of something else, but the ones Morgan has are: headaches, taste changes, mood and behavior changes, seizures....(which we're still not sure about), but at school she was drooling with slurred speech. Those could also be symptoms of stroke...or mini-stroke, another lovely option. I know (and pray) that most likely these results will reveal nothing. And I keep telling myself that we're doing this as purely a precautionary measure, but the more I read and think, the more I worry. I know my next entry will be that all the tests were clear and that we'll be talking to the doctor to discuss the more likely possiblility of migraines. Right now I'm going to help her wash her hair and get her dressed for her day. Now to find something with no snaps, metal buttons or zippers (what about glitter??).....and no jewelry.