Make New Friends But Keep the Old

I nearly fainted today at Danni's. It was one of the scariest moments of my life!

Danni and I are doing a project together on the seal hunt and so we're making a video for it. I skipped period 8 & 9 and we went to her house to film the project. All was going fine; we found a Larry King video to use, we started the script, we filmed some seal scenes. Then I started typing up Danni's lines for our video and I felt very light-headed. Her sister was in the bathroom blow-drying her hair but Danni said she'd be out in about 5 minutes. Sarah was also over helping us film and come up with ideas but she left right as Danni's sister was done in the bathroom.

I went to the bathroom and as I stood up I was extremely dizzy and my vision went all blurry and blotchy. I couldn't see anything, it was fuzzy and bright, but I pulled myself to the sink and washed my hands. My hands were shaking but I reached the bathroom door still not being able to see. I started to sweat and my eyes kept rolling back, but I still couldn't see anything. I started to walk across the hall to Danni's room but I couldn't walk at all, my head was spinning. Then I heard her sister's voice asking if I was okay and then Danni's voice. Her sister said she was going to get me something to drink and I nearly felt to the ground as she walked away. Danni helped me stand up and I walked into her room and sat on the floor against her desk. Finally my vision started to clear up and her sister brought me a glass of juice.
Danni kept asking if I was okay and told me I was really pale (I'm naturally very pale but apparently my face was bleak and white). I kept apologizing and then I felt as if I was about to throw up. I called my dad and my brother to pick me up and then made my way back to her bathroom to hover over her toilet.

Great day, right? I'm just glad I wasn't in school when this happened. That would have been extremely embarrassing and I wouldn't have had a wall or doorway to grip onto to stop myself from falling. This happened to Danni about a month ago except she was in class and she did fall and hit her head off the desk. It was really embarrassing for her and the principal wheeled her down the hallway in a wheelchair - she was mortified.

It was extremely scary though. The feeling that you have no control over your body is the scariest thing. I couldn't stand up, I couldn't see, I couldn't even think straight. I felt like the only sense that was working was my hearing. I was shaking and I couldn't control it. My legs were giving out from underneath me and I couldn't regain strength. My vision was pretty much non-existent and no matter how many times I blinked it wouldn't become clear.

I feel like Danni is always there when my "friends" aren't. In kindergarten, in grade school and now in high school. She's just always been a good friend to me. I've known her since I was 4 years old and I don't think we've ever been in a fight. We've never gotten sick of each other because we're not always around each other. When when I need someone she's always there and I don't think she even realizes it. If it wasn't for her, my grade 12 year could have easily turned into hell on Earth.


Always there for me. I hope she knows I'll always be there for her.