Emily

Every time Emily's class goes on a field trip (even if it is just to the Town Hall which is practically across the street from the school) the nurse has to call me to make sure it is ok if Emily goes without a nurse. Emily has an "emergency medicine" called Diastat that would only be able to be administered by a nurse should she have a seizure lasting for longer than 5 minutes or seizures right on top of each other. It is similar to an Epipen used for allergies. Anyway, unless I am going on the trip myself (in which case I would be there to administer), they have to confirm with me that I am ok with Emily going, without her medicine. Obviously, Emily's teacher is well aware of Emily's diagnosis, and although she can't legally administer the shot, she would at least have the knowledge of what would be needed, should Emily have a seizure.

Anyway, tomorrow Emily's class is going on a field trip to Barney's Joy, a remote conservation wetland type area in a very remote part of Dartmouth. Emily's teacher is out for the week, recovering from some sort of minor surgery and will not be attending the trip. They have had a substitute all week who will be attending and is aware of the situation with Emily, but again, can not administer the shot if needed. So, I got the expected call from the nurse who also shared the information regarding the sub going on the trip and, that the sub would have her cell phone with her if needed. For the first time ever, I was a little hesitant about this, but ended up saying that it was fine. I was not going to have Emily not go because that would be just plain awful. It's just a little unsettling that they will be in the middle of nowhere and that Emily will be with someone who doesn't really, really know her.

The thing of it is, Emily hasn't had a seizure in more than 2 years and we have never, ever had to administer the Diastat. So the chances seem pretty slim that she will but the fact of the matter is, and always will be with seizures, that she could have a seizure at any time, despite a seizure free streak that has lasted this long.

The whole point of this was to basically say, I am a little nervous about this.