Sunday--Day six - NOT uneventful!

On Sunday everything was going along just fine.  That is until Joseph wanted to go on the swing outside.  He made it outside but I caught him and made him go inside and play a nice SAFE game with his sister Clare.  His SAFE room is where the blood curdling scream came from.  I suppose it was fortunate that it was not Joseph who was crying out in pain --- but Clare would think it was very unfortunate because it was her doing the screaming.  Joseph and Clare are both blessed with high thresholds for pain so it is always very concerning when Clare is writhing in pain.  Mary and Katherine got there first to find Clare on the floor with her hands over her face.  It would seem that Clare won game she and Joseph were playing--- (a game of chance) and Joseph got so upset that he took a swing at Clare with a game piece in his hand and cut the lower part of her left eyeball.   I arrived on scene to see Katherine screaming, Joseph crying, Mary running for ice and Clare on the floor in terrible pain and a blood in her eye!   You can see now why I write so fondly of the "uneventful" days.
We went into triage mode.  Katherine was sent from the room because she kept yelling that Clare was going to be blind.  Joseph ran to the couch and buried his head in the pillow while still sobbing because he hurt his sister, and Mary returned with the ice as I assessed Clare's eye.  At first it looked like a trip to the ER was in our immediate future but as things calmed down we could see that it was a small cut and there was not as much blood as it first appeared.  It only takes a bit of blood mixed with tears coming from an eye to really scare the be-jabbers out of a parent!  A call to Clare's aunt who is an ophthalmologist put us at ease and with did not head to the hospital.  Her eye will be OK and Joseph sat with her and made peace.  They even attempted to play the game again today but we told Clare to wear protective goggles! 

Joseph continues to heal and as you see in the previous video he is active and not in pain.  His rash is getting better and he is eating well.
Happy Memorial Day to everyone.  This is a day to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to save and protect our freedom.  In particular I think of Grandpa Captain Edward Baranski who was one of only 20 Americans to be killed at Matthausen Concentration Camp in Austria.  He was on an OSS mission in occupied Slovakia when he was captured.  I know he looks after our family and I am sure he is thankful for all those that have helped Joseph. Joseph's middle name is Edward so I know he has a strong connection to his Great-Grandpa in heaven.

Peace,

Kenny