Friday, November 19, 2010

Scary Stuff...


Hi everyone. As many of you know, I've been M.I.A. due to Jack being unwell. On Tuesday, I had a call from school, saying he was in the sick bay with a pain in his head. By the time I got him to the doctors, he was unable to speak, although he was trying to, and had gone all floppy. The doctors called an ambulance, and he was rushed to hospital, as it was suspected he was having a stroke. (since when do 9 year olds have strokes??) After some time he was kind of able to speak again, but couldn't answer simple questions, and didn't know who I was. We had a very scary hospital stay, (where I had to sleep on the most uncomfortable fold out bed!) but luckily tests and an MRI ruled out stroke, or any other nasties in his brain. The doctors are not quite sure what happened, but think it might be some form of migraine that has neurological symptoms, or maybe some type of seizure. He is home again now, can talk and seems fine, although his memory of the whole thing is quite hazy. He is having more tests next week, but I'm hoping this was just one of those weird, one off things that will never happen again. It was without doubt, one of the most frightening things I have ever been through, and I'm just so grateful my little man is back to his usual self.

Well, I have a tonne of things to catch up on today. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend :)

35 comments:

Melinda Spinks said...

Sam, what can I say other than I'm so relieved for you that Jack has pulled through relatively unscathed... small memory loss is probably the best outcome! What a terribly scary time for you and for him. My goodness, you must have been absolutely terrified at the time when the doctors were mentioning 'stroke' of all things. I just hope you had someone there for you to lean on? Thinking of you and Jack. x

Scrappy Jackie said...

THat is soooo scary! hang in there! A friend of mine's little one had something it sounds similar happen to him. They say it was related to a sudden high feaver... still so scary. Take care of him and your self. Will be praying for you and your family! Even though I do not know you personally... I feel like I do from following your blog!

Carolyn said...

Oh my gosh Sam thank goodness Jack is ok I can only try to imagine how terrified you were. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and that it was just that a one off scary situation that will never happen again. Big hugs xo

donna said...

that would have been scary hun! lets hope it was just a migraine that made him so sick... fingers crossed that the tests come back fine!
Donna xx

Mel said...

Oh Sam, that is terrifying, oh I pray he is okay now, poor little man, Tell Jack Nate and I are thinking of him and look forward to seeing some smiling photos of him. Dear Sam, sending big big hugs to you dear friend. Melxx

Anne P said...

Oh wow, that would have been terrifying. I really feel for you. Hope all the future tests are fine and he just comes back to normal. Big Virtual Hugs :)

Belinda said...

OMGosh Sam. I am so sorry to hear of that horribly frightening experience. Poor Jack!! Hope he is feeling much better now and that you get the all clear on the tests. Sending you hugs!!

Cathy said...

Sam, so sorry to hear you had to go through such a terrifying ordeal. It's great to hear that he seems to be on the mend... I'm sure everything will be OK (sending you lots of positive vibes) :)

Liz Weber said...

Far out Sam that is beyond scary. Glad Jack is feeling better now, hope the tests give you some answers next week. Zane gets migraines (my legacy to him doh) but has never had anything like that. Take care of yourself and Jack and Em.

Leanne said...

OMGosh!!!! How absolutely terrifying for the both of you!! So glad he is back home now and everything seems to be okay...

Hope the tests give some indication as to what was going on...x

Jennie Garcia said...

Thank God he is fine!! Let's hope those test come out great!! Take Care!!Both of you!!
Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

Chloe said...

My goodness Sam, what a super frightening thing to happen!!! Hope you get to the bottom of it. Take care
xx

TR said...

WOW! What a fright!
Hope all goes well with the testing.

(hug Jack) TR

Natalie said...

Oh Sam, how terrible. Glad to hear he is on the mend.
Have a relaxing weekend!!!
Hugs.

Myrto said...

I can't even imagine how you felt. Hope it is over and the testing will give negatives. Take care fro you and for him!

Myrto

Chelle said...

How scary..I hope that all is well and they find out what caused it.

Barb Craft said...

That is so scary! I am glad it wasn't a stroke and he is home again!
barb :)

Bobbi said...

Oh my, how scary that must have been. I hope his tests go well and am glad he is home again.

Anonymous said...

OMG Sam that is VERY scarey! Hope all the test rule out anything nasty and that this is just one of those freky things.
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Lisa J said...

Oh my goodness that would scare me so badly! I am so glad he is ok now. Hope you are right and it is just a one time weird instance.

Kim said...

thoughts are with you Sam, thank god he is ok, take care and best wishes

Anonymous said...

Sam, you poor thing! I'm so glad everything seems OK now, and I hope you never have to go through this again.

Liz said...

Sam I am so glad that Jack is now better and at home! I hope he doesn't go through this again. Lots and lots of hugs to your family!!

Kelly Massman said...

Oh, Sam! How scary! Sorry to hear of your horrifying experience. I hope he is ok! And, I guess they'll watch him very carefully now! He's in our prayers! :-)

Unknown said...

OMG Sam, how frightening! Thank goodness it wasn't a stroke. I'm so glad he's home and feeling better, the poor little chicken.
Hugs to you all.
xoxo

Anonymous said...

Oh you poor thing Sam what a frightening thing for a parent to go through and poor Jack how scary for him. I hope he gets back to his smiling self real soon

Carin McDonough said...

Oh Sam, I am so sorry you and Jack had to go through that, I hope that the tests go well and that he is fine. Know what you mean about those fold out hospital beds I have spent a good few nights on those! Lots of (((hugs)))

Debbie said...

So sorry to hear about Jack's ordeal. Glad to hear that he is fine now! I had this happen twice with my son. They thought both times that is was a seizure. After multiple tests they could never find anything! He's been fine now for the six years! I will keep you both in my thoughts. Sending you hugs:)

Melfield said...

Oh Sam, wow...I am just gobsmacked....I have no idea what you must have gone through but speaking from a Mum's point of view you must have been so absolutely and utterly freaking out! I am so glad that Jack is feeling better and I hope that all the tests come back clear. Thinking of you allxx

Deb said...

Hope little Jack continues to do well and you find out the source of his trauma. We mothers call all sympathize with you........and pray.
Hugs,
Deb T.

Unknown said...

Oh Sam, that would have been so frighting!!! Hope he gets better real soon and you find out the problem much LOVE and HUGS to you :) xx

Barbara Loveday said...

That would scare the bejibbers out of me! I hope everything turns out to be fine, good luck

Christine said...

Oh Sam, how absolutely terrifying, I am so pleased he seems to have recovered, I hope you find out a bit more. xx

Aussie TM5 Thermomixer said...

oh my goodness, how scary for you all, Sam!!! My heart breaks xx

Domestic Mamma said...

OH MY GOODNESS SAM! How scary that would have been for you. Sending you lots of hugs. I hope he continues to be alright. xx

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