Good to "meet" you, Amy!

Thank you for your kind and generous words.
Isn't the internet an amazing resource? Besides the information one finds at epilepsy.com, user blogs and forums provide so many people with a way to connect with one another.

With your continued love and support, I'm sure your son will do his very best. Beginning life at college is always challenging, even for those without epilepsy, so the added concerns about health and medication naturally worry parents. What's important is that he remember to stay true to his med schedule.

I think it would be great to pile everyone in the car and continue your apple picking tradition. If your son want to do this, it would be like bringing a bit of home to where he is. I've never been to Wisconson, but I know that I do love the fall here in the east. The air is crisp, but not cold, and as Banff pointed out, there's nothing like the taste of an apple fresh off the tree.

And you, Amy, are to be applauded. Letting go of your son, so that he can go to school is difficult, and, in my humble opinion, such a necessary step in helping him achieve independence. My Celeste did not have epilepsy, but pretty serious asthma. Leaving her at Hofstra University was tough. I was consumed with worry over whether she had her medication, was taking nebulizer treatments. I envisioned her gasping for air, and not having anyone nearby to help. There was a point at which I simply had to "let go", and admit that I would have very little control over this time in her life. Everything turned out well. When she needed me, she called. She was not the only one learning a lesson or two that semester.

All best to you and your son,
Anna

"...Only God never changes." St. Theresa of Avila