Yesterday was a very strange


Yesterday was a very strange day!

Out of the house from 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. - and here's what happened...

Connor had a severe epileptic fit whilst at his special school...and we were at least one hour's drive away - looking at new houses!

Whilst we were calm 50 miles away, Connors (fully trained) nurse was panicking...getting stressed...and generally 'losing it'!

It's funny...despite knowing that Connor had actually stopped breathing (the ambulance team had to 'bag' him) - Lesley and I were very 'cool' about the whole thing.

You (and others) may think that we are 'cold hearted'...but we are not.
You may think that we don't care...we do.

But...we know Connor! lol

By the time we got back to our local hospital where he had been taken...his nurse was in a complete 'state', and Connor was smiling! lol

The 'little sod' as he is affectionately known in our house was given a 'telling off' by his mother for 'misbehaving' outside of his home. You see...Connor has pulled this 'stunt' on Lesley and I a few times...and, although it is a very stressful and worrying thing to deal with at the time...10 minutes later we are back to doing 'normal' things again!

Why?

Well...we are used to the odd 'panic stations' situation...and, well, there's no point in dwelling on things.

After all, how you deal with things such as problems and emergencies define who you are. Lesley and I are undoubtedly stronger characters because of it...and take these sort of things in our stride.

It just goes to show that, becuase of Connor's illness 'habit' - we are able to deal with emergencies more effectively...and without any undue extra stress. Because his school nurse had never experienced Connor doing one of his 'specials' - she found it a lot more difficult to deal with.

If nothing else - this 'story' goes to show that habits (either good or bad) define who and what you are.

What are yours....and what can you do to change them?

PS - After an overnight 'stay' for observation in hospital, Connor returned to school this lunchtime to 'perform' in his school nativity play - dressed in his shepard's outfit! lol