Ella has a new toy. We call it the spaceship. Bought in a yard sale, it consists of two saucers placed one above the other. Ella is placed suspended from the top one with her feet touching the bottom one. This requires lots of effort from her. She needs to balance herself, holding up her head and can also bounce up and down as she kicks down on the bottom part. She seems to be enjoying it, with smiles and yelps when it goes well. It is a huge effort for her and she is completely knocked out after a few minutes on the contraption. Another thing that always gets her attention is social activity, any time there are people around talking, music or movement, and she is much more alert and interested. We had a chance to test that out in several New Year parties. Ella continues to be the best natured person imaginable. Danny found an article that equates the right side of the brain to negative experiences and state of mind and the left to positive. If there is anything to that, it certainly explains Ella’s amazing disposition. We are getting increasingly apprehensive regarding upcoming seizures. It has been quite a while since she had any. We are very thankful for that, but know that with her condition, it is not likely to continue indefinitely. All we can do is to watch her very closely.