I went to work today and just after dinner, I got sent downstairs to the office as there was a phone call for me

I answered the phone and it turned out to be my sons school, who informed me that he had fallen over and had a deep cut on the back of his head, they asked me to come pick him up, I had to say to them that I was at work and that I would try and contact my husband, ( not as easy as you might think as I had a email from him earlier, informing me that his mobile battery had completely died and we have no land-line).

Anyway, I went and told my boss what was going on and asked if I could go try contacting my husband or somebody to get hold of him so he knew what was going on, I couldn’t reach anybody so by this point I tried my parents who live in the next town over, turned out that my dad was at work, then about five minutes later my mum rang back saying that she’d rang my dad at work and they were coming straight over.

By this time, I’d already gone back downstairs and spoken to my boss, who then turned round and said to me, your son is more important than work, go, but let me know how he is”.

I got to the school and found my son sat in the reception area, holding a piece of gauze to his head with a member of staff waiting for me, my first thought on seeing him was that he looked slightly pale and then I just gave him a cuddle.

Went outside with him to wait for my parents to come and take us to the hospital via our house to let my husband know what was going on, got to hospital and he looked OK when we got there, still saw the doctor though and my little boy was brave, even though he got his wound washed with salt water to clean it, then he had to get his head glued.

Got home and he now seems unintentionally determined to get sent back to hospital, I’m on tenterhooks watching his near misses!!