I've been seriously remiss in posting lately, but I couldn't let International Epilepsy Day pass by without making an effort to promote its awareness and Timeout has the following challenge to do just that
My youngest son has epilepsy. He has a host of other problems too but epilepsy is definitely the one which has impacted our family the most. It's under control for the most part, we went 6 years without incident until last December when he had some seizures over a 2-day period. He's going through puberty so there are a lot of changes happening in his body and we're hoping that's all it is. But realistically, we just don't know (and alarmingly neither do does his neurologist). Also the cure can be almost as bad as the disease, he's so doped up from his 3 different medications that it's impossible to know whether his learning difficulties are part of his condition, his medication or damage done to his brain when his seizures weren't under control.
But he is one of the happiest, loveliest people I have had the pleasure to meet. I am immensely proud of him! His enthusiasm is infectious - one of his teachers described him as bringing joy to everyone around him. And we're lucky his seizures are mostly under control. For some, the nightmare is constant. There are links on the Timeout Post if you want to find out more about epilepsy and also a personal account of a battle with this invisible disease.
Now onto the card details. I used some pretty patterned paper and purple card stock to create an easel card which (hopefully) resembles a dream catcher (WPlus9) hanging on a bedroom wall. I used the same patterned paper to create a matching pillow case (WMS Stitched Rectangles were the best size I had in my die collection) on the inside which serves as the stopper for the easel card. I used Crealies Stitched Rectangles for the front panel (and inside), because these are a better size for the standard post sizes we use in Europe (and Australia) - A6 cards and C6 envelopes.
Thanks for stopping by, especially if you take the time to leave a comment - your visit means the world to me. Especially as we are practising social distancing here in the heart of Europe at this difficult time.
