A little scare

Thursday started out as a normal day until recess.  When I brought my students back inside, I noticed I couldn't see very well to my right.  It seemed blurry.  I thought it was my contacts, so while my kids were doing centers, I washed my contacts with solution to see if that would work.  I continued to work with my students at the guided reading table.  I was giving myself vision tests by covering each eye.  I still couldn't see to my right. 

Guided reading was over and I was setting up The Smurf movie for them to finish from the previous day.  This is when it started getting weird.  I was trying to get them to clean up, push in chairs, put computers away, etc.  I couldn't think of words like, "chair, computer, carpet, book box."  I tried to ask a student to put something away and said her name "Evlin."  The second I said her name it seemed weird and kids giggled.  I was confused.  They started watching the movie and I checked anything I could find that would have my kids' names on it.  I did have an Evlin!  Where was she, who was she?  I started looking at my kids trying to see if I remembered their names.  I remembered a few after a few moments of thinking.  Then another adult came in to tell me what she had done with my kids.  I told her something was wrong with me.  I must have sounded so silly, I couldn't think of any words I wanted to say.  I remember just giggling and hiding my face in humiliation.  What is happening?  My vision was back at this time, but I now was not remembering names and common words.

It was time for lunch and I lined them up, believe it or not with little to no talking.  I just had to point to things and they did it!  I must have trained them right!  ha ha!  At lunch I talked to my friends about how weird I was feeling.  I was convinced to call the doctor and they wanted me to come to the hospital right away.  So, in a frantic hurry, the school nurse took me to the hospital.

They immediately hooked me up to a fetal monitor.  At this time, I was feeling much better and could have a conversation.  Dr. Steinke ordered for me to have a MRI.  That came back normal.  I stayed at the hospital for what seemed like forever!  Mom and Dad came to be with me since Matt was in North Dakota.  Poor guy was worried sick and caught a flight as soon as he could.  They wanted me to see the eye doctor the next day.  He said my eyes were fine, no changes.  They are also wanting me to go to a Nuerologist this week to see what caused this.  I could be as little as a migraine that an aspirin a day should prevent or it could have been a small stroke.

This has been all very scary and weird for me.  Not once was I in pain, just in mass confusion.  So, at this time, I feel great!  I am scared that it will happen again.  So, we will see what the specialist says.  Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.  It is weird to be on this end of the concern.