It started like any other day. I got up, got dress, got Hannah dress, went to work, Brandon dropped HK off at school, he went to work, and that was that. Little did we know what was about transpire in just a few short hours.
I was leaving the office to go pick Hannah up a little after 5 when I got a call from Brandon telling me to meet him at the daycare. I asked what was wrong. He said don't panic, but the daycare had just called him and said that Hannah had had a seizure and to get there as quickly as possible. I hung up the phone and began to panic. I rushed as fast as I could to the daycare. I could not get there fast enough. It was probably the longest 10 min drive of my life. All I could do was pray that she was okay.
When I pulled in the parking lot I saw a fire truck and an ambulance and immediately knew they were for my baby girl. It was 5 o'clock and everyone was picking up their kids so I couldn't find a parking spot. I ended up just parking in a non spot and raced to the front door. When I reached the door I saw Brandon and the EMTs coming out with my sweet baby on a stretcher. She was sitting upright shaking but awake. They had her stripped down to just her diaper and her orange bow. I started to freak out, but Brandon said for me to calm down that she was alright but they were just going to go ahead and take her to the ER.
I road a long with her in the ambulance to the hospital. On the way there I kept trying to get her to focus on me, but she was pretty out of it. She wasn't herself at all. Not talking not really reacting the way she normally would. I was really scared. On the way to the hospital she threw up a lot. More than she has ever thrown up in her life. I felt helpless.
We made to the hospital and the one of EMS guys carried her in to the ER for me. We got into a room and immediately the doctor and his team of nurses were there to take a look. I work for UMC and I love it, but I don't love when I or someone I know is a patient. However, I was so impressed by our UMC Emergency Center staff and Dr. Haley. If you have to go to the ER for your kid, do yourself a favor and take them to UMC. Dr. Haley is the best around.
Anyway, after a quick examination and vital check, Dr. Haley told us the seizure was a Febrile Seizure caused by the quick spike of fever. He said it's pretty common for kids that young to have them and it didn't mean she would have another one or have any damage from the seizure itself. He said she was also pretty sick with a virus most likely croup which causes high fevers. We didn't have to do blood work or x-rays because he was pretty sure that's what it was. After a little waiting and a steroid shot to open her airway, we were on our way home. She was really tired and pitiful looking but overall doing so much better.
We were so relieved she was okay. It's the scariest thing I've been through as a mom. I'm so thankful she alright and I feel really blessed that we walked away from this unharmed. My sweet girl is so precious to our family and I can't imagine my life without her. I thank God for her every day, but I hugged her extra tight that night. I'm very glad our daycare responded so quickly and called 911. I'm glad for a fast response by EMS. I'm so glad Dr. Haley was there to take care of her. I'm so thankful for my family and that I didn't have to go through this alone. Mostly I praise God for healing her quickly and getting us through all of this. Life is truly precious.
