Today was the day for Gracie's 24 hr EEG. As you have read, we've had a few twitches during the night & just want to have them checked.
Lisa took Grace to the hospital this morning, where she (so I am told, I was not there) was a pretty good girl. Until (da-da-dah (that would be the suspenseful music)), it was time to have the EEG electrodes attached. Gracie has not liked the electrode attachment in the past, would today be any different? Uh . . . that would be, NO! Two people had to hold Grace down while a third person attached the electrodes to her head.
I am not sure if we have mentioned this before, but when they attach them, they use something that smells like model airplane glue. They then use a shot of air to quickly dry them.
After that, they us a syringe to insert some contact gel (to insure good signal flow) - which leaves the tell-tale EEG marks on someone's forehead for 3 - 4 weeks. (You can begin to imagine why she doesn't like this). After that, they wrap the girl in a headband to hold everything in place & finish it off with a long cloth tube that holds all of the wires in place. She ends up looking similar to the Borg queen (for you TNG-Trekkies out there). 
After that whole ordeal - Grace did pretty well. I arrived about 6:00 p.m. and spent the evening with Grace and Lisa. Grace was just starting to fall asleep when I left. Hopefully she has a good night. But then again, hopefully she has a few twitches, so they can get a reading. I would hate for them to spend another day!
I will be heading back on Saturday morning to see how all goes.
Have a great night and a SAFE Memorial Day weekend.
All the best!
Jeff, Lisa, and Gracie
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