My DC (in Yr6) was really ill over Christmas with a chest infection that dragged on and on and needed a couple of courses of antibiotics to resolve.
She is now finally better but two weeks ago fainted at school and now is really concerned that she is going to faint again, is repeatedly going to the school office saying she feels hot and faint (no temps and hasn't fainted again).
When she's home she is complaining of being tired and is sleeping very well but she's able to go for walks/do her sporting activity and has no obvious signs of illness.
She didn't want to go into school today as was worrying so much about fainting/saying she felt lightheaded etc but we got her in - and just before drop off she was saying she felt so much better and would be fine etc. But school have just rung and said she feels ill and wants to come home. I should also mention that two of her grandparents are quite ill at the moment (one end of life) which I think is another worry for her.
But how do I handle this? I don't want her to miss school just because she's worrying about fainting (and I don't want the worry to become this huge thing for her) but then if she genuinely has a post-viral type thing I don't want to be sending her in if she feels rough. And how do I get her to feel less anxious around potential fainting/acknowledge her fears around that and her grandparents without making it a huge thing?
Any help gratefully received as I feel like I'm failing her forcing her into school and then failing her when I let her stay off! 😫