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A Reminder to Be Thankful

When I pulled into our cul-de-sac from my outing with my daughter my heart stopped.  Blocking my driveway was an ambulance and a fire truck.  My mind’s eye saw my husband and three remaining children, and I couldn’t even imagine what horrible thing could have happened while I was gone.  I pulled over as fast as I could and jumped out.  I saw a neighbor walking toward me and shouted, “What happened?”  She told me that apparently something happened to my neighbor’s little boy and that they were working on him in the ambulance.  Instant relief flooded my mind when I knew my family was okay, but it only lasted a second.  It may not be my little boy in that ambulance, but it was my neighbor’s little boy.  I ran over and hugged and cried with the family that was waiting.

The little boy had had a high fever and went into a seizure that lasted over three minutes.  They had never seen or experienced this before.  After the seizure passed, they took him to the hospital for tests.  The doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with him.  Thankfully, he came home later that night and seems to be well.

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Esther

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14 Comments Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: scary

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  1. Frieda says

    September 4, 2011 at 8:00 am

    You are right–we need to remember to thank the Lord for His goodness every day. I hope the little boy continues to be okay, and I pray for the safety of you and yours.

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  2. Dean J. Baker says

    September 4, 2011 at 10:39 am

    always interesting writing

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  3. RaD says

    September 4, 2011 at 10:41 am

    Oh. Wow. That would be frightening. Glad the little boy is okay.

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  4. Robin says

    September 4, 2011 at 12:11 pm

    Very true. We do indeed need to be more thankful … And yet, most of us get so comfortable in our excess and have learnt only to complain when things go wrong… Thanks (again) for the serious posts every now and then.

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  5. Bussymomsonline says

    September 4, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    Wow I can’t imagine this happen to me it must being very nerv wrecking, God is good…

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  6. Brenda says

    September 4, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    I’m glad the little boy is o.k. That was very kind of you to go over and give them a hug!

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  7. Mama P says

    September 4, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    My little boy went through something similar several years ago, it turned out to be a febrile seizure. So good to hear he is okay.

    I was reminded today just how Thankful I need to be with the people and things in my life. My cousin’s mother passed away suddenly last night. So very tragic.

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  8. Rachel says

    September 4, 2011 at 7:18 pm

    Glad the little boy seems to be Ok that must of been very scary for you!

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  9. Jennifer says

    September 4, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    That is so scary! I can imagine how your heart must have dropped when you saw that ambulance. So glad he is OK.

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  10. Maria says

    September 4, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    It’s a relief to know at the end of the story that he came home safe.

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  11. Rose S says

    September 4, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    I’m glad the little boy was ok. That happened to my son years ago when he was 3. He had a seizure and I had an ambulance come and get him. They ran all kinds of test on him but could never find out what made him have one. They put him on some meds for about 6 months and when he didn’t have any more seizures, they took him off of it. It’s definitely scary watching your child have a seizure.

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  12. Kim @ Stuff could... says

    September 5, 2011 at 7:55 am

    These reminders to be thankful are always needed. I am glad it was all ok

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  13. Danielle says

    September 6, 2011 at 12:05 am

    Wow! That’s scary. Poor little boy. I’m so glad he’s okay! Was it a febrile seizure, do you think?

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  14. EstherIrish says

    September 6, 2011 at 6:34 pm

    @Danielle, I’m not sure what kind of seizure it was. I don’t think they know nor will they do anything unless he has another one.

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