Scary (Updated!)

Today was a very eventful day. And not in a good way. I don't know how to start writing about what happened, because it's so freaky. But I'll give it a shot. I can't promise any coherence, because I'm still shaky.

We were in Spanish class, the last class of the day. The bell was due to ring any minute, so we were all chatting and joking around. Suddenly, one of the school secretaries comes in, sweaty and agitated, and told us that the bell was not going to ring, because there had been an emergency and everybody needed to stay in their classrooms until it was solved.

It turns out that a classmate of mine, who was taking a history test at the moment, had suddenly started convulsing and they were waiting for the ambulance to arrive. As I was told by my friends who were in class with him, the teacher had just handed out the tests and he turned his head towards another classmate. The teacher reprimanded him and told him to focus on his work, but he did not react. He started turning his neck towards his back, as if on a 180 degree angle. Then he started shaking, and foaming in the mouth, and his eyes rolled backwards. She hugged him tight and told everyone to leave the room and call the principal. The administration staff came, with the nurse, and they laid him on the floor, where he started shaking and convulsing even more. He tensed his hands and kept turning his neck, which had grown very red. They immediately called an ambulance. But apparently, the convulsions lasted a long time, which is very, very dangerous.

I'm seriously freaked out. Nothing like this has ever happened to a classmate of mine before. He and I had drifted apart over the years, but I have many happy memories of him from when we were children. I've known him for 13 years, since we were in kindergarden together. He was my boyfriend in the 5th grade, and his mom used to called me every night to ask me about our homework (he wasn't the most studious of kids). Even though we haven't talked as much in high school, he's very dear to me, and I would be devastated if something serious happened to him. Any of my classmates would be devastated, not only because we are a very united class and almost everyone knows each other, but also because of the proximity of such an event. Plus, we're in our last semester of senior year. Something like this can't happen when we are so near to the end.

My classmates and I are trying to remain calm about the whole thing. The last I heard, he was in the ER and they were running all sorts of tests. Tomorrow we will know more. Until then, I have to study for the same history test he was supposed to be taking today. It doesn't do wonders for my mood. But I just wanted to write about this to you guys, because you always have the ability to calm me down and make me feel better. I miss you all, and I wish we were back at TASP now. Much love.

*******************UPDATE***********************

He's fine. He was discharged from the hospital yesterday and he came to school today. I had visited him at the hospital on Sunday and he was a lot better, so I was much calmer after that. Anyway, they never found out exactly what caused the convulsions. The doctor had to make some sort of diagnosis, so he said my friend had some weird type of epilepsy, which is not easily detected through the tests they administered. He is going to be on medication for a while, and he cannot drive for 6 months. Also, he cannot drink for 2 years. That one is especially painful, but we're all going to be watching him, because we don't want another episode like that :)

Thanks so much for your support, guys. I was really freaked out when it happened, and I directly came to you because you are all so important to me and I trust you. I also realized yesterday that it has been 6 months since TASP, and I can honestly say that it does not feel like that long, because you are all still very much a part of my life. And it will stay that way. Much love, and many thanks.

- Laura