my 9yr old is due to start school swimming lessons soon, and the idea terrifies me!
9yr old currently having uncontrolled absences and myoclonic jerks (used to have full generalized seizures but meds have appeared to work for these at the moment...6 months so far, fingers crossed it stays that way!)
when we go swimming as a family, im there in the water with him, constant eyes on him, completely supervised & safe...
School says there will be a teacher in the water to 'keep an eye' on him and a couple of other special needs kids... am I being over protective / unreasonable to think he needs more than that? :-/
im worried if any seizure happens while teachers dealing with the others, he could get hurt / scared (hes not confident about swimming with school anyway, so I need to reassure him he will be well looked after...and believe it when im telling him)
any experiences / advice / ideas welcome (good or bad!) might help keep me sane! :)
thanks. x
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