it started out as good fun .....

(Not a Quilty post)

Dec's football training on Thursday night was a little different.

They went to the local indoor sports center to play Bubble Soccer.

and a little Beach Volleyball

Even Miss Lily found her own patch of sand to play in :o)

All good fun.  

Then later that night I found Dec face down on his bed half dressed and out to it.

He didn't remember getting out of the bath and did, in hindsight seem a little more

incoherent than normal and by that I mean, he's just been woken, I woke him and he is not a child to wake quickly!  It takes him a little bit.  Glenn and I both commented on how "out of sorts he seamed" but he went off to bed. 

Next morning I though he was just being a little stubborn and not wanting to go to the last day of school but once the Facebook messages started coming through saying that he felt "blah" and had been vomiting I was getting concerned.  Made an appt for him to see the Doctor that afternoon but the facebook messages became incoherent and unreadable.  

I dropped tools (the rotary cutter) and off I went to get him. Upon seeing him, hearing him, not understanding what he was saying off to the Hospital, Emergency Department we went. Quickly made plans for the girls to be picked up, because of course it was the last day of term and they too were to finish early.

We spend the afternoon here.

He failed all the Concussion tests.

So much so that they did a CAT Scan.

(They don't like doing these on young kids. It is a huge dose of Radiation)

On the positive side, he has a "perfect brain" and no bleeds.

{insert one huge sigh of relief here}

In amongst all the seriousness and after getting home from the hospital, we have had some huge laughs at his expense.

So why do I post this here?

Just as a gentle reminder if you like to please be vigilant with your loved ones.

Dec is not one to voice his, how do I put this, his "feeling of being unwell".

Two years ago he damaged his knee where he had no control of his leg from the knee down after injuring it as school yet still didn't seek help, just tried to walk through it.  Don't worry, in a week or so when he is a fully functioning and coherent (well as coherent as a 14 year old can be!) I will be trying to talk some sense into him about letting people know when things really hurt or something just isn't right with him.

And the other sad thing about this. He was selected to play in his first Seniors game of Football today.

I wonder if I can get a "raincheck" on that for him.

If you have read this far, thank you.

I will try to get back later with a crafty update.

hugs Sharon

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