As a parent it only takes a split second to send our hearts into our throats... the one second when you turn the corner to enter the school parking lot and are confronted with ambulances and fire/rescue vehicles parked at the front entrance of the school... well... that happened to me today... the site that I was confronted with when I went to pick up Lilley-Kate from kindy...
I usually don't "freak out" about such sites... I intellectually know that it could be any of 1, 000 reasons to see those vehicles there... something as minor as a fall... or as major as what was occuring... but my "gut" told me it wasn't just a minor bump... I rushed to park my car and enter the gymnasium... immediately one of the other Mom's approached me to tell me the "incident" was occuring IN my daughter's classroom... I went to the office... and was told that the teacher had removed the students from the classroom... as the incident unfolded... Lilley-Kate was in the care of one of the staff in the Nurses Office...
She was brought to me in tears... white as a sheet and wide eyed... the staff member was holding her hand and carrying her stuff... apparently the little boy that sits next to her had had a seizure... and had grabbed onto Lilley-Kate as the seizure started pulling her to the ground as he fell... (which of course totally spooked Lilley-Kate)...
She has been very "anxious" this afternoon/evening... and has expressed apprehension about going to school tomorrow... She keeps asking "What happens if "N" loses his breath again?"... I have told her that "N"'s Mommy will probably keep him home tomorrow so he can rest and get better...
I sure hope I'm right....
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I know that must've been terrifying for her. I'm so sorry; I would've been paralyzed with fear and I'm an adult. Crossing my fingers for a restful night for her. I imagine she'll completely recover and regain her composure within a couple of days. Hopefully the littla fella will rest at home several days. Sending good vibes.
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