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ER Visit

By melissa | March 23, 2009

I must admit that yesterday was not the most fun we’ve ever had. We went to the gym and after I ran/walked my 13 miles, I went to the gym’s daycare center. As I stood up quickly, I got that oh-so-incredibly wonderful sensation that one gets from having low blood pressure. I immediately grabbed the table because I felt like I was going to faint. I had a few more episodes of this throughout the day, though nothing horrible.

In the afternoon, I decided that I was going to take the girls to our subdivision’s playground. A part of me wanted to walk, but having had the LBP episodes earlier in the day, I decided that my 6.5 miles was probably enough and that it would probably be best for all of us for me to just drive the mile there.

So, I loaded up the girls, filled sippy cups (I don’t always when we go to the park), and we were off to play.

The girls had a wonderful time on the swings and going down the slides. Of course, they wanted to climb up the slides, but honestly, that scares me to death. I made them go the long way around.

The girls were definitely excited. Mayli was so excited that while she was running on the equipment, she forgot to duck as she was going into the tunnel. She immediately started crying.

I couldn’t see her because she was about ten feet away, going the opposite direction, and about six feet off the ground. When she finally came into view, I could see a mark right above her eyebrow. The fact that I could see a mark on her face from that distance made me worry. I had her come down the quickest way I knew…the slide.

By the time she was off the slide, her poor little face was covered in blood. I can honestly say that I was scared to death. Of course, Mati was still up on the play area. It seemed like forever (was probably 10 seconds) but Mati finally came down the slide.

I then took Mayli to one of the tables and grabbed a wipe to check out her wound. It was about an inch long and probably an eighth of an inch wide.

I knew that the ER was no place to take Mati. Unfortunately, I also knew that Matt would not be able to help me. I remembered seeing the neighbors’ cars at home, so I quickly drove home and told them what had happened. Tracy kept Mati and Nick, her husband, drove us to the ER.

I have to say that Mayli did a lot better than me. She only cried right after her accident happened. I was in tears for much longer. We were seen immediately at the hospital. I hadn’t even finished registering her when she had a room. They evaluated her and two hours and five stitches later, she was released. She didn’t cry once at the hospital. She is one brave little trooper!

When we arrived back at Nick and Tracy’s to pick up Mati, Mati rushed toward Mayli and gave her a huge hug. That was a great way to end that ordeal.

I really hope that nothing like this ever happens to the girls. Over a day later, I am still a little worked up about it!

Topics: Mayli | 2 Comments »

2 Responses to “ER Visit”

  1. God bless those sweet children, Melissa!

    Posted by: Amo on March 25th, 2009 at 8:23 am

  2. You forgot to mention, you did go see ONE of your favorite cousins today and that helped you take your mind off of the stitches! ha Your girls are awesome! I LOVE THEM!

    Posted by: Elizabeth on April 1st, 2009 at 10:45 pm

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