A Little Nasty Accident

25th December, 2008 - Christmas eve celebration ended with a nasty accident. Jgan, my little nephew ram into the sliding glass door and got himself a few nasty cuts !!! He ended up with 25 stiches on his right leg/thigh ... thank God it was on his leg and not some other vital organs. It was quiet a scary incident when I think back but we all learnt a lot. At least, now I know I am capable of getting the boy to calm down, explained to him what to expect when we were at the hospital and well, he too co-operated.

He is only 8 years old and despite the pain, he did not cry out loud and when asked to do breathing exercise to ease the pain and divert his attention, he could do it. His mom was so worried and kept weeping, couldn't stand the sight of blood, so I offered to stay in the treatment room with her boy for which I am glad. Guess what? After the whole ordeal, the boy asked to stay at my house instead of going home with his mom. Well, he must be scared to go home, for my brother, his father is sure to scold him ... so, he stayed with me that night while I nursed and well, pampered him. The next day, I made his father promise not to scold him before he came to visit his son ... ha ha ...

Felt guilty actually, for it was in my house that the accident happened. Good thing my brother is a very understanding brother. He apologised and even offered to compensate me for the damage. Phew! Glad that it's over. I had to remove all the 4 panes of sliding glass door and decided not to replace them. Guess, I'll get all the other glass doors laminated soon ...