Amazing Kid
Tuesday night I came home at my normal time and I saw the Forester door oddly open with no one inside. I looked around and I saw that our house door was not open and Bianca and Isaac were not around. It was pretty scary for a second, but then I saw Isaac and Bianca talking to one of our elderly neighbors. I couldn't hear what they were saying but it was clear from Isaac's expression that something was wrong. I walked over and as I got closer, Bianca saw I was there. She filled me in on what was going on. Our elderly neighbor, a woman probably in her mid to late 80s, was suffering from an episode of confusion and memory loss. She had wondered outside looking for help and ran across Bianca and Isaac. She wasn't making a lot of sense and Bianca was trying her best to figure out what the neighbor needed.
The neighbor kept saying something about "around the corner" but neither of use could make out what she was saying. She got more and more confused and scared. Then it all clicked. I somehow made out that her son was around the corner. Somehow a flash in my brain remembered a truck that often showed up to plow snow and how that truck was regularly parked around the corner. While Bianca stayed with our neighbor and called 911, I scooped up Isaac and we started to walk towards her son's house.
On our way Isaac was asking questions, very hard to answer questions. He wanted to know what was going on and what we were doing. I told him that our neighbor needed help and we were helping her. I told him we were coming to her rescue. With that Isaac was ready to go and his concerned look was replaced by his determined look. We found the son's house, knocked on the door, and told him what happened. Then we went back home and stayed with Bianca and the neighbor until the police and her son arrived.
It turned out that she had had a small stroke and she was treated by EMTs. Afterwords the police came over and talked to us. The officer also talked to Isaac, noticing that he was a bit shaken up. She calmed him down and explained to him that he had helped. He was very pleased with the police officer's complement.
I was so stunned at how his little brain handled this, how it processed information, and how he finally wrapped his head around what was happening. It was so impressive and he remained so calm. I am was also impressed with the Fitchburg Police Department and how caring and attentive the female officer was. It brought to mind that quote from Mr. Rogers. His mother told him, in response to seeing a crisis on TV, that while bad things happen in the world, there are more good people than bad and you see that by watching for the helpers in a time of crisis.
Isaac was a helper. He is such a great kid.
The neighbor kept saying something about "around the corner" but neither of use could make out what she was saying. She got more and more confused and scared. Then it all clicked. I somehow made out that her son was around the corner. Somehow a flash in my brain remembered a truck that often showed up to plow snow and how that truck was regularly parked around the corner. While Bianca stayed with our neighbor and called 911, I scooped up Isaac and we started to walk towards her son's house.
On our way Isaac was asking questions, very hard to answer questions. He wanted to know what was going on and what we were doing. I told him that our neighbor needed help and we were helping her. I told him we were coming to her rescue. With that Isaac was ready to go and his concerned look was replaced by his determined look. We found the son's house, knocked on the door, and told him what happened. Then we went back home and stayed with Bianca and the neighbor until the police and her son arrived.
It turned out that she had had a small stroke and she was treated by EMTs. Afterwords the police came over and talked to us. The officer also talked to Isaac, noticing that he was a bit shaken up. She calmed him down and explained to him that he had helped. He was very pleased with the police officer's complement.
I was so stunned at how his little brain handled this, how it processed information, and how he finally wrapped his head around what was happening. It was so impressive and he remained so calm. I am was also impressed with the Fitchburg Police Department and how caring and attentive the female officer was. It brought to mind that quote from Mr. Rogers. His mother told him, in response to seeing a crisis on TV, that while bad things happen in the world, there are more good people than bad and you see that by watching for the helpers in a time of crisis.
Isaac was a helper. He is such a great kid.