Hi Friends, 

I wanted to first off THANK each and every one of you have financially given to Jackson and our family over the past two months.  It has been a roller coaster to say the least but the tremendous amount of love and support that has poured out over us and Jackson has been nothing less than incredible to experience. 

I am sorry it has taken so long to update on here but I have been trying to do it on my facebook page so if we aren't friends please friend me and follow along. I don't know how entertaining it is but i do occasionally force Jackson to go live with me and answer questions about his journey of healing. 

So here we are on 1.27.25 exactly two months from the date we found Jackson in the bathroom barely responding. This was not the first time we had experienced this stroke-like event before but it was the first time he had been physically sick with vomitting all over his room. We would give him the normal protocol of medicine we had given 2-3 times a month which was his average episodes and put him back to bed with the hopes this would pass fairly quickly like the rest with sleep.  That was not to be the case.  

Jackson did not speak one more word until 17 days later. He lost the ability to talk, walk, move his right arm, swallow even water and had to have help for everything.  He would be admitted to the hospital for a week and after 2 weeks he was able to start moving his right arm and right leg. That felt like a miracle!  That one word came once we got home and slowly turned into a couple many without the right context and funny from not knowing what a sock was ( he called it money) or a cup(classic)  or my name(he got close with Gerica).  He made up names for friends like "cat food" which has now stuck as a nick name. Sorry Dalton! and called his brother Lincoln Lougy.

He would slowly relearn how to  walk, talk, eat, drink, drive, read, text, and even work the remote over the next 4 weeks and by the grace of God he went back to public school( he had been doing online school) on Jan. 6th 2025.

He is now doing all of those things including driving, working and hanging out with his friends. He still struggles to find the words sometimes and he still gets very tired at the end of long days which makes his words (and brain) slow down which can be super scary for his father and I as we watch for every sign of another episode. 

We do not have a diagnose from the neurologist, we simply know that he has hemiplegic migraines which are not what you think they are.  Migraines are genetic and do not have to do with pain although some migraners have pain associated with their events. Migraine brains require more energy( electrolytes-sodium/salt) then those without migraines. They also do much better eating  high fat high protein  almost no carbs due to the brain desired source of fuel(fat). 

So our journey now is to feed him nice juicy red meat full of the complete essential amino acids to help him heal and to keep him as hydrated as possible with lots of salt in his water.  Everything else is a wait and see game. We are praying that he grows out of any seizure related events and that this new focus on way of eating and salt intake will keep us event free for months and months.  

Last episode was Jan 1 2025 so we are hopeful to pass the one month mark on 02/01/2025!  Prayers are welcome and requested for full and total restoration for Jackson and that this part of his testimony is used to encourage others going through the darkness of not knowing why but trusting that God knows and has not left his side or our side.  Isaiah 40:28 He does not grow weary of our prayers and petitions. 

We love and thank you all for your daily encouragement and prayers!