Saturday, June 07, 2008
Breathe Again
On Friday May 30, I told the Huge Lie to my kindergarten students and their mothers on our way home from the zoo field trip. This falsehood was that I "wouldn't have to miss any more days of school now". Who knew that port surgery would be timed for the tiny window of healing prior to chemotherapy #2 on Tuesday, that I'd be going home on sedatives for a head buzz? Who knew that none of my academic grades had posted in Power School? Who knew that I'd wake up Wednesday morning with a scratched cornea, drive to work late, essentially blind, to end up at the opthamologist instead of at school where I belonged--but not before my debut major meltdown in front of the office staff, principal and parents, said eye dripping on my shoe, wearing my "first day wig"! By Thursday I was myself again, wig in place, eye bandaged like the Dread Pirate Robert, back in time for Goodbye Day with my 07-08 Kindertoes, whose parting curiosity was to see my head. We ended our day with an enthusiastic unwigging. Brave children petted the head ("you feel like a puppy!") while tenderhearted moms dripped on THEIR shoes in the background, watching their little ones hug the most distracted teacher I hope they ever have to deal with in their careers! The whole scene was very tender , two times. Those 52 babies have been through a lot with me this year. But...life rolls on. The eye healed, grades got posted and by gosh, we can all breathe again 'cause "A" TRACK IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER!
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3 comments:
I think it's so great you let your students know what is going on, It's a special bond that you will have with those children forever.
Sounds like those kids have a pretty awesome teacher! Glad school is out so you can relax a bit!
I didn't think you would handle it any different than you did when you were having a hysterectomy during the "Early Bird" school days and your explanation to them as to what was going to happen. I am sure it was tender....what else could that experience have been like....my tears would have been on the floor as well!!!!!!
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