#1 | The First Seizure

Monday morning; the first seizure 

The school nurse called us at 9:36 A.M. to inform us that Connor had either fallen asleep or possibly passed out during class, and she advised that it might be a good idea for us to pick him up and bring him home so he could rest for the remainder of the day. As I drive to the school, I am thinking about the daylight savings time activity we had the day before and begin to wonder if the time change could have affected his sleep. 

I arrived at the school and during a conversation with Connor's teacher, she explained that the children were returning to the classroom from their playtime in the gymnasium when an aide spotted Connor on the floor. The aide promptly called for the school nurse, who was able to respond very quickly; in fact, she ran past the classroom teacher, who was at the end of the line, while the other students were still making their way back to the classroom. Based on the information we now have, we believe that the seizure lasted less than a minute. We are truly beyond grateful for the swift and effective response from Connor's school team.

Monday midday: the second seizure 

After eating lunch, at approximately 12:40 PM, Connor was sitting at the dining table when he experienced his second seizure. Connor slowly began to slump over to his left side and ultimately fell off the chair that he was sitting on, hitting the ground with a soft thud. I was standing right there in the kitchen, only 10-15 feet away from him but I didn’t see him collapse. It wasn’t until I heard that unmistakable noise and quickly turned my head in his direction, rushing over to his side, lifting him gently, and urgently calling out his name, but he was not responding in any way. His eyes were wide open, revealing a blank stare, his heart was racing noticeably, and he had an excessive amount of saliva spilling out from the left corner of his mouth. This episode of seizure activity lasted around 60 to 90 seconds, which felt like an eternity in that moment.

Terrified, I called my husband at work and we agreed that it was time to take him to the hospital. Auntie Kayla stayed with Rosie, Dave and I took Connor to the ER.