Emergency Room

We were getting the children ready for church when we heard screams...Pedro had fallen on the stairs and hurt his hand. Pedro is our 4 year old who has a handicapped foot which prevents him from walking properly. He had fallen coming down our stairs and in an attempt to catch himself damaged his hand severly. I suspected it was dislocated, but was afraid to pull on it lest it was broken.

The emergency room was an awful experience...poor Pedro screamed and screamed through x-rays and probing, but finally the doctor saw it was dislocated and not broken and he put it back into place. Now Pedro has a soft cast for the next 7 days. It's been a long time since I sat in an emergency room with a child in pain and fear, and it's not something I care to repeat. Pray for Pedro.

Bob