I had a school friend from 5th grade to 7th grade, and she was deathly afraid of water. So afraid in fact that just being in more than a foot of it would trigger an epileptic seizure.
The main thing is to keep them calm and reassure them. Jeez. I’m sorry Patrick. Just go at your own pace. *HUG*
Bill was more like Pat than seems reasonable, looking back. Not *quite* as crazy.
The appraiser is coming to see the house, about the re-fi, at noon or so. Cheerful man - when he called to make the appointment, he told me all about his family’s weekend hiking in the mountains!
Wow. That reminds me of one of Kipling’s characters (in “My Son’s Wife”, a great story by the way). “’E’ll go anywhere so long as ‘tisn’t across running water. That gives ‘im ‘is seizures. Even talkin’ about it for fun like makes ‘im shake.’”