Mar 26 2025 95 mins
The moment you notice something isn't right with your child, your entire world shifts on its axis. For us, that moment came when our six-month-old daughter Paisley began experiencing strange head-dropping episodes that would ultimately lead us on an unexpected 72-hour journey through fear, uncertainty, and eventually, profound relief.
What started as a routine Friday quickly spiraled into a whirlwind of medical consultations that left us caught between two drastically different opinions. Our trusted pediatrician assured us these episodes were merely developmental—a six-month-old's muscles still learning to support a heavy head when tired. Meanwhile, neurologists reviewing the same footage urgently directed us to the children's hospital, using words no parent ever wants to hear: infantile spasms, potential epilepsy, developmental concerns.
The hours spent in Barbara Bush Children's Hospital were simultaneously endless and fleeting. Watching technicians attach electrodes to our baby's head while she looked at us with confusion and betrayal tested every fiber of our being. Yet through it all, Paisley remained remarkably resilient, smiling and charming everyone who entered her room, becoming the unexpected bright spot for hospital staff during their difficult shifts.
What this experience taught us transcends the medical diagnosis. When you're sitting in a hospital room, staring at your child connected to monitors, everything else in life—work stress, financial worries, petty grievances—simply evaporates. We found ourselves making silent promises to give up absolutely everything if it meant she would be okay. The profound clarity about what truly matters in life is perhaps the unexpected gift hidden within this terrifying experience.
We're sharing this intensely personal journey because we know someone listening needs to hear they're not alone in their medical uncertainty or parental fear. If our story helps just one family feel less isolated during their own struggle, or encourages someone to trust their parental instincts, then exposing this vulnerable chapter of our lives will have been worth it.
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