More tests, more seizures.........

Greetings from F324.
After our visit to assist Fred, we ventured to the cafeteria for lunch. As we grabbed our tray, we received a text from Alex saying that the doctor just got to her room and was ready to do the testing we had been waiting for. We hurried upstairs then waited patiently while she prepared Alex for what was going to happen.
First was the hyperventilation test, where Alex was asked to quickly breathe in & out for 3 minutes, in an effort to stress her system. She completed that test with no adverse reaction. Second was the strobe test, which turned out to be far less of a 70's disco/strobe-light scene than I thought. The doctor simply put a small strobe lamp in front of her face, asked her to close her eyes, then flashed it a dozen times in her face. As the doctor was asking Alex to open her eyes for another sequence of flashes, Alex started to convulse and it became clear that this test was providing the desired results for the doctors. As a team of doctors/nurses came charging in the room, our nurse took over and quickly gained control of things. She patiently talked with Alex as she continued to convulse for several minutes, and Alex remained slightly responsive during the whole episode.
She is doing much better now, but for good reason she remained very tired through the afternoon. They are going to try a sleep deprivation test tonight and then Dr. Barry will be back at 830am tomorrow for more work.

Thank you for all the love and support.

KAAL