Update

Fantastic news: Kid2 does not have a brain tumor or lesion or anything else in his brain. It looks as if we're dealing with some sort of idiopathic epilepsy, which, believe me, looks pretty good at this point. Loads of tests to come, but now I can end my suspended state of animation and get back to work. Regular children's book programming to continue shortly.

(Can you feel the relief through the internet?)