Tuesday, August 26, 2008

First Day of School

I hand-delivered to the school nurse today Stuart's medical form, emergency form and 2 Diastats (his emergency, prolonged-seizure medication). The school is so big, they wanted one for each level. The nurse is ready to give training to all the teachers and aids on seizure first aid and Diastat administration. Some of the teachers seem nervous about Diastat. I assured them that he has never needed it, so probably won't in the future. He probably won't even have a seizure at school. But I want them to know how to recognize one, and how to treat him when it's over. I don't want people to panic. The nurse seems quite gung-ho about getting everything set up for him - I think she enjoys the challenge. Much better than the one nurse in first grade who refused to even have Diastat in the school.

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