Ah, life.
Currently enjoying a few days off.
Oldest daughter has just completed the first week of her NCS Challenge. It’s for 15 to 17 year olds and involves “Outward Bound”, “College Life” and “Community Projects”. She’s loving it. And its Government subsidised so was cheap as chips.
So life was relaxed and apart from a few long waits to get her on and off coaches, this week has been serene.
Until yesterday.
Youngest (7) just keeled over and started seizing.
It lasted about 30 seconds which was long enough for Gill to phone for an ambulance.
I called her name without response then hugged her as she came to.
She felt sick so I helped her to the kitchen where she collapsed in my arms.
Ambulance folk arrived and tested her and chatted to get details then whisked her off to a non-too-close A&E.
I joined Gill to play the waiting game where after much probing and scanning they came up with nothing.
Brought her home with a letter for our doctor and hugely increased vigilance on our part.
There were no clues. She wasn’t ill, hot, hungry, thirsty, hyper tense …..
So now it’s a matter of waiting to see if or when she collapses again. This will merit her an MRI scan and hopefully more answers.
Mum was here so sat with our worried kids for a few hours.
Life eh? Lets you think everything is just settling down then, boomf, kicks you in the doodads and runs away laughing.
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On other fronts:
Helped eldest (16) to set up a current account and online access, she now feels very grown up and technofunky.
Giving support to a friend whose Dad is passing. They’re like family and are just waiting.
Heard a colleague has had to deal with throat cancer but is getting through the treatment and bearing up well.
Gill’s back on the happy pills after I noticed her moods becoming more unstable. As ever we discussed it, the things I’d seen and heard, and agreed amicably that intervention was needed.
Jo (14) is still excelling at school, still struggling with friendships and still maintaining mountain of clothes, crockery and make-up in her “bedroom”. (parentheses were required because my definition of a bedroom includes easy access, a visible bed and a modicum of order)
Hey, if you’re bored pop over. We have plenty of life to spare. Care for a crisis?
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