I never gave my folks a moment of worry!

[osopardo]

...you can't really blame a nurse for wondering if the son of a big brown bear is being abused.

I think she's supposed to ask that of every minor brought in with injuries. Although, when I'm stressed or worried (which I was at that time) I'm told I frown in a way that makes me look angry, maybe even menacing...
hmm, I wonder now how I must have looked to her at that time. Still, why ask him in front of me? She shoulda asked him when I wasn't with him, like in the xray room. It makes me wonder about others.

My kid told me afterwards he actually knows a boy in school who doesn't feel safe at home (both parents are alkies). This kid usually roams the streets and hangs out at convenience stores and parks waiting for his family to go to sleep at night so he can sneak in, get a few hours of sleep then sneak back out early the next morning. I told my son he could invite the boy over to our place if he wanted to and he said "You wouldn't want him around, he's too far gone." Breaks my heart!

[Tant01]

.... Breaks my heart!

No kidding... what a world!

[Tant01]

He was in surgery this afternoon. Because he's 16 and still growing they couldn't just put a cast on it so they put a rod in through his elbow into the bones to keep them aligned while they heal. The doctor will see him every week for 6 weeks and then, if everything is ok they'll remove the rod. Until then, he seems in really really good spirits (prolly the painkillers ).

I was curious about that. The fracture looks bad enough to need proper alignment. Surgery is the only way to fix that kind of break!

I'm sure he will heal fast!


Take care!

[Bjjexpertise@be]

My kid told me afterwards he actually knows a boy in school who doesn't feel safe at home (both parents are alkies). This kid usually roams the streets and hangs out at convenience stores and parks waiting for his family to go to sleep at night so he can sneak in, get a few hours of sleep then sneak back out early the next morning. I told my son he could invite the boy over to our place if he wanted to and he said "You wouldn't want him around, he's too far gone." Breaks my heart!

Kinda sad that this is the world we live in . As a young'un I still can't comprehend how there can be such cruelty in this world.

[HtTKar]

Still, why ask him in front of me? She shoulda asked him when I wasn't with him, like in the xray room. It makes me wonder about others.

osopardo, I might be wrong on this. My wifes a nurse and has to do this all the time. Basically, from my understanding, there is a whole bunch of different paperwork and different types of treatments that have to be handled by the nurses and everyone involved if domestic abuse is at fault. Also, I think that because he is only 16, he has to be asked in the presence of an adult. There are a lot of crazy people out there and nurses deal with everyone of them at some point. If you were lying she would know and make note of your reaction. It would be like trying to lie to your mom I mean, how would you feel if they separated you from your son and then asked him questions like that?

In any regard, best wishes to you and your son, may he heal quickly...and may you get your bed back