We were down at the hospital again yesterday.
This time it was Robbie's turn.
He was warming up for his soccer game when he walked into the goal post. He was closer than he thought when he turned around and clonked himself on the head. Lots of blood apparently (I was at RFS training). He said the other boys were very helpful though - once they'd stopped laughing.
Ian, who is banned from driving because of his hand, drove Rob to Nepean Hospital. I got the message when I got home from training. I then had to scrabble around to find someone to go to the hospital with me to bring Ian and Ishbel home while I waited until I could drive Robbie home.
I tried Karen first but, getting no answer, then rang Sharon and Janet. Janet had just gone out for a walk so I left a message for her to ring me when she got back (she finally called about 6:30pm). I was about to ring one of my RFS buddies, Steve, when Karen rang and agreed to come and get me. Thank you, Karen.
By the time we got to the hospital Robbie had been seen briefly, had the dressing changed but was out in the waiting room waiting to be seen for stitches. He'd been waiting about 2 1/2 hours by then. There were lots of people waiting, including lots of people in sports uniforms of varying codes! I settled down with my book telling Robbie that if we hadn't been seen in 2 hours we'd give up and go and see our GP in the morning.
It wasn't too long after that that he was called through and a lovely Nurse Practitioner put 4 stitches in his head. The wound is only about 2 cm long but was deep - all the way down to the wood. It took two vials of local anaesthetic to make his skin numb! but he was very brave.
On the way home Robbie was trying to make up a story that had him as the hero, not the klutz. Nothing he came up with was remotely convincing, I've yet to hear what he told his mates at school today (he's working tonight).
As we came back up the mountain I told him I'd missed going to ArtFest (at Jamie's school). He had the nerve to ask me why?!
Anyway, he's fine. At school. At work. Stitches will come out next Monday.
2 days ago
4 comments:
Poor Robbie you have inherited GT's genes.
His prank was to come out of the dentist having had an extraction and walking straight into a lampost.
Hope the old addage that things go in threes does not apply in Oz!
Look forward to hearing the tale you told your classmates.
X GD
What Granny Di forgot to say was that I had been under gas at th dentist and was still a little grogy, however I did bump into a post in Port Street, Stirling
What is it in the water at the Colquhoun house?? I think we are going to have to wrap you all up in bubble wrap!!
What is it in the water at the Colquhoun house?? I think we are going to have to wrap you all up in bubble wrap!!
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