THAT MAKES 2
Last night was our second trip to the emergency room with a child. The first trip was less than a year ago when Gresham pole-vaulted from an ottoman over the couch and into a lamp and table, poking a jagged hole through his eyelid. Gnarly. Last night Penelope, a one year old novice walker with a mouth full of teeth, fell and bit a hole through her tongue.
Well, it turned out that it wasn't through but pretty stinkin' close. She definitely had a gash on the top of her tongue but what we thought was an exit wound beneath was only a very dark bruise. After more than three hours at the emergency room entertaining her with blown up hospital gloves, Kleenex boxes that magically never run out tissue, and a TV playing Univision "comedy", I was given the choice of a stitch or "wait and see" how well it heals in the next few days. I couldn't take putting her through stitches on her tongue (!!) so we're waiting. We're eating popsicles and waiting.
Waiting for that bill too. Ouch.
posted by Shaun Groves @ 7/13/2006
4 comments
4 Comments:
I've always said, "You've not had a proper childhood unless you've been rushed to the emergency room with your loving mother applying direct pressure". As long as it's not in the back of an ambulance! (been there several times and didn't care for it much!). When we were little we were probably more adventurous than most and had stitches and broken bones, et al. Helmets on a bike or skateboard? Puhleeze.... I didn't want them Woods boys making fun of me, so I passed on that and suffered many a split wig! It's a wonder my brother, my cousins and myself survived into adulthood (stupid stuff abounded there too, that's when the ambulances came into play). Anyway, we'll certainly pray for her quick recovery.
OUCH! I can't imagine how that feels, poor baby. My 16-year-old bit his tongue pretty badly a couple months ago when he got hit in the mouth while playing basketball and I thought we might end up in the ER. Since Penelope probably won't be able to tell you this, I thought you might like to know it made his throat very sore, too.
Been to the ER many, many times with my 4 kids over the years. I finally became an EMT and now do most things that the ER would do at home. It saves a lot of time!
Beth
Wow that'd hurt. That really takes the cake on the phrase "biting your tongue"! Here's hoping she heals perfectly. And also that the bill won't be too high for ya'll's sake.
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