After meeting with my client this morning, I went to Burlington Coat Factory to return a ski bib I bought for the ski trip. I hoped it would fit Tabitha, but it didn't. I did get some snow boots for me, though. After that, I went to the hospital to check on Asa. He is still in CCU after his 8 hour surgery yesterday. They had to go in and remove all the appliances they had installed in his neck several weeks ago and re-install all new hardware. It was very tedious. They said that if he doesn't stop smoking he will die very soon. The smoking is adding to the osteoporosis which is weakening his bones, which caused the first appliance to begin crushing his esophagus. After that, I went home to eat so I could go to my next client. My cell phone rang as I was completing my lunch. It was Michael's principal. Michael was involved in an incident in the boy's bathroom and Mr. Longgrear had been talking to him for about 30 minutes and Michael wanted to talk to me. Apparently, he was in the bathroom teasing a boy about farting, when another boy, twice his size, pushed him into the wall with his stomach, and then grabbed his left arm and twisted it all the way around while pulling on it until there was a "pop". So Michael wanted me to come and get him. Of course I did. We ended up at the emergency room at Cook's Children's Hospital. This is where the pediatrition's office suggested we go in case there was a break in Michael's arm. It wasn't swelling, but he was in pain and still very upset about the incident. They didn't find a fracture in the x-rays, but they gave Michael a sling and some Motrin, and told us to come back if it got worse. His muscles and tendons are sore, but that is all. If he loses motion in his hand or it starts to swell we are supposed to take him back.
That's not even everything that happened today...
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