Today. About 2pm. Anderson had a seizure & we (Mom, Pops, me) called 911 & he rode in his first (last!!) ambulance. All is ok now as he is safe in his bed. It was a febrile seizure brought on by a fever that he had today as a result of a virus. Apparently it's pretty common in kids. No treatment except juice & tylenol. No long term effects except my heart did start beating again. Mom: Why is he shaking?
Me: Oh, God! He is. What's going on? It's bad. What is it? Let's go to the hospital
Mom: Vince, we're leaving. We're not waiting on you.
Me: Where are my shoes? I don't care, let's go! Oh, God it's worse, call 911!
Hello, my son is having a seizure, please hurry. oh, god. please. He is 17 months old. a baby! he's my baby! He had a fever...103...ibuprofen...started shaking...unresponsive. where is the ambulance? oh, my god, please hurry. My mom was holding him. He isn't responding or even blinking. he isn't responding. is this real. this isn't real. it's real. what if it's real. No, he isn't on medicine. Just ibuprofen. He isn't even looking at me. please, please be ok. you have to be ok. i am shaking now. what if he's not ok. Ok, I'll talk to him. Hey, bug! It's Bobble! Hey, where is Bobble? Am I right here? i'm right here! i'm right here! bobble is always right here! please look at me. Who is holding you? Is Noni holding you? Where is Bop? Silly Bop! thank god I am with my parents. mom will fix this. i'm his mom. i have to fix it. Hey, I think I hear a garbage truck! Do you hear it? i just threw out the best card i had. he didn't even blink. ok, it's bad. it's ok. i will love him & we will get through whatever is happening. we always do. Please hurry! It's not working. He isn't looking at us at at all. He is so hot. Mom, turn on the air! Where is the ambulance?? Where is it! Should we just drive? i'm here, bug. please, please be ok. Where is it? It has been longer than 7 minutes! Mom, talk to this woman. i can't talk. i can barely breathe. my life will be over. it will be over. WHERE IS IT? oh, god i love this baby. please make it ok. You don't have street signs in your neighborhood! What if they can't find us? i will give anything to hear "bobble" right now. He is still just staring at me. Mom, what is happening?! mom, fix it. They're here!
Supposedly it only took 11 minutes for the ambulance to arrive. I think it might have been less than that. I don't think I can go without oxygen for that long.
EMT: I need some info...name...age...allergies....
Me: Is he ok? I can't really see him. why on earth is the mom seat BEHIND the stretcher. i need to be next to him. Normally, he likes me to sit next to him. I can't even see him. What is he doing?...Well, is he playing with the strap, like trying to buckle it in or just holding it? i should be next to him. he doesn't even care that i am not next to him. that is scary. he can't stand me out of his sight. something is wrong. Hey, bug! Bobble is back here! I'm sitting right here. Does he hear me? Is he looking around for me? i should be next to him. i can see mom & pops tailgating the ambulance. thank god. Hey, what does a garbage truck say? Did you hear him? Was it a truck noise? Like, a normal truck noise or a garbage truck noise? He knows the difference. what if he doesn't know the difference anymore? what if something awful happened in that minute? Hey, what about a cow? a duck? who am I? Is he doing anything? who is this guy. how old is he, anyway. does he realize what is happening! i am in an ambulance! with my baby! who is not next to me and has totally forgotten about garbage trucks. he has no idea what is going on or he would be crying. Are we almost there? My husband is already there. What is he doing? Angel Bug, what does a chicken say? a chicken?? wait. what was that...Did he say something? ANDERSON, what does a chicken say?? Oh, my God! He said Bok Bok! Did you hear him?? i heard him. i heard him. he's ok. he's ok.
And, he was ok. They keep trucks at Children's just for certain boys in popsicle covered tractor jammies.
They also keep popsicles apparently. There is very little that a truck, a popsicle and Bobble's lap can't fix. Please notice how intently I am listening to this doctor. I love his little face, too. I LOVE that little face.
Found a tractor in the parking lot. Thank God. Thank God.
11 minutes... it seemed like 11 hours.. Thank God he is fine. Now that it is over, I will admit I was a little scared...Ok, I admit a lot. Love that little boy and I was worried about someone else, his bobble is my baby too. :)
ReplyDeletegood grief you are a good writer. seriously. write a book one day will you???
ReplyDeleteback to the subject. THANK YOU GOD!!! sweet little boy. HOW ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THE MOM SEAT WAS BEHIND THE STRETCHER. that just doesn't even make sense. love that sweet baby boy. SO SO SO SO thankful he is ok. jacob heard me talking to your mom on the phone and he was all over it the second i got off. "what's wrong with anderson? why? when will he come home? do we still get to see him this weekend?" i just can't even imagine melissa. seriously. shew.
I have a new gray hair. Thank you Anderson! Thank God he's ok. When Gi-Gi sent me text, I thought I'd be sick, with panic. Tough little guy! Kids do stuff like that to you and then they are like, "What? what happened? Why are you upset, Mom?" And what's wrong with that city! If you need a petition signed to make it law that all streets should have street signs if there are folks in residence there, I'll sign it! How ridiculous! Mel, one day I'll tell you about our race to the ER! One day...LOL
ReplyDeleteLove and kisses to all!
A very thankful, and relieved Great Aunt Lo-Lo!!
So glad he is ok. My heart stopped when I got your text - I can't even imagine how much yours started racing once the ambulance showed up. Thank God for a children's hospital - he is such a trooper!!! And so are you!!! I hate that your parents had to go through that with you but am grateful you had them there. Whew!
ReplyDeleteOh man! That is horrible. Our first one had seizures when he was 3 days old. His was from a condition that he was born with. It is the scariest thing in the world. The feeling of helplessness is overwhelming. I am glad he is ok! Hope he doesn't have anymore seizures. :) He is adorable.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh - i would have died. right there, dead. i completely teared up reading the post and imagining how you felt. you handled it so so much better than most would have - you are awesome. so glad he's ok and so glad there was a tractor in the parking lot waiting as his reward for being such a big boy!
ReplyDeleteoh dear. I would have freaked out. I am so glad he and you are both ok. I am also glad you had your parents there with you and were not alone. You cannot tell, but I am hugging you through the computer right now. Love you!
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that the one day I don't have time to read your blog this is what is posted!?!? I am so glad he is okay and I'm glad I called you yesterday. It's weird how I had this sudden urge to call and had nothing to say. Anderson is such a trooper! I love that picture where you are listening to the doctor, Anderson is precious!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I just cried. I was reading from the top down and got to the video "the day of the seizure incident." WHAT?! My heart stopped too and I can't even imagine having to go through something like that. I hope that one day I will be as good a mother as you. (And have as amazing an extended family!)
ReplyDeleteI will miss your class... teach AP Gov!