SpaceGal
09-11-2009, 09:39 PM
Last Friday, we got a call from one of the therapists in DS's classroom and was told that the teacher had a medical emergency and won't be there for at least 6 weeks...maybe longer. They didn't say what she had but deep down DH and I figured a stroke or heart attack.
So today when I picked up DS from school one of the other mom's told me it was a stroke. It makes me pretty sad. DS is wondering when his teacher will be back since I told him she's in the hospital and is sick. He drew her a get well soon picture and keeps saying she'll come back when the doctor's say she is better. DS had her last year for pre-k and this is his second and last year of pre-k...so that's why we feel this "bond" to her.
Now that I know it's a stroke...or as rumor has it, I wonder when or if she will be able to return. I feel so bad...but at the same time I don't want to pry and invade her privacy. I almost wanted to go visit her just to say hi but we're not that close but you know I do care and really hope she is okay. Granted I didn't talk her ear off, she did care for my son while he was in her class...and that means a lot to me. I had wanted to send flowers or something but DH said that we might be imposing and just to have DS draw a picture for now. I just hope she gets better for her own's sake and will miss her and hopes she does return but I almost wonder if she will be able to since it sounds like she will have to go through a lot of OT, PT and speech therapy.
I've never known anyone to have a stroke, but from what I've read it seems like a long recovery process.
So today when I picked up DS from school one of the other mom's told me it was a stroke. It makes me pretty sad. DS is wondering when his teacher will be back since I told him she's in the hospital and is sick. He drew her a get well soon picture and keeps saying she'll come back when the doctor's say she is better. DS had her last year for pre-k and this is his second and last year of pre-k...so that's why we feel this "bond" to her.
Now that I know it's a stroke...or as rumor has it, I wonder when or if she will be able to return. I feel so bad...but at the same time I don't want to pry and invade her privacy. I almost wanted to go visit her just to say hi but we're not that close but you know I do care and really hope she is okay. Granted I didn't talk her ear off, she did care for my son while he was in her class...and that means a lot to me. I had wanted to send flowers or something but DH said that we might be imposing and just to have DS draw a picture for now. I just hope she gets better for her own's sake and will miss her and hopes she does return but I almost wonder if she will be able to since it sounds like she will have to go through a lot of OT, PT and speech therapy.
I've never known anyone to have a stroke, but from what I've read it seems like a long recovery process.