Gillette ER: trip #2

I know when Chet is doing something good; When he is serving in an area that is worthy of the sacrafice that we have to make as a family. How do I know you ask? Because we are attacked! My kids get super sick, or someone get hurts pretty bad. Chet is gone to Youth Conference in Buffalo right now. As normal, my house and backyard was filled with kids. We had blown up the pool, and each neighbor had boiled 2 large pots of water to get the water from hypothermic, to swimmable! Since kids were running everywhere, I had made it crystal clear that kids were not allowed to help with the boiling water. Only moms! As I was in the house to get my 2nd pot I heard Carter screaming. I run out to see him doubled over "holding himself". I frantically asked what was wrong and he frantically, while bawling but barely breathing, tells me that his brother, we'll leave him un-named, threw boiling water on his private parts. I yelled at him to run to the shower where I pulled off his shorts and put him in a cool shower. The water was killing his burn, and a large circle of skin was falling off his leg, so we ran him back out into the pool, about 8 kids following us (the better option to start with I know, hind sight is always 20/20! I didn't want to strip him in front of the neighbors). He sat in there while I called Chet and text him and called him again. No answer, so I called a friend. Long story short, I decided to take him in to the ER. My WONDERFUL neighbors ran over and jumped right in, taking all the kids and watching them (oh yeah, I was babysitting another boy, 7, too from my ward!) so I could take Carter in. When I got there the lady at the front yells, "NURSE!" and they started running. They wanted him immediatly, he wanted me. I had to just grab his shoulders and look him right in the eyes and firmly tell him it was ok and that these adults could look at his privates. Since they started kindergarten I have pounded into their heads that NO adult can, no matter their excuse or story. That was hard to explain so quickly, but he was good. A friend called and drove the 15ish minutes to my house and took my kids and cleaned my house (I seriously have such a good life. Great neighbors and friends!!!) Another friends husband called and asked if I needed him to come watch too. So nice! People are so kind! After all was said and done, he only ended up with 2nd degree burns, which was a HUGE blessing. It was like there was a cup around his genitals, as there was not one drop (and you could see where every drop had touched him) on them, but everywhere around them. No doubt that was not by chance either!!! He went into shock soon after we got there. That was scary for me. I was telling him he looked like me right after he was born (a story I had just told him a few days earlier about me almost convulsing after he was born) He thought that was funny and got distracted with that asking me questions. The nurse said to keep him distacted. They got him warm and settled down quickly, but wouldn't let him look at it or he would kinda spaz again. They were great. Love our ER! They get up and move when we walk in (cut off finger and burned genitals, WOW!) He is having a hard time walking, but he did kick Caden in the nose and bloody it later because he was mad at him, so I think he's ok. They gave him two adult strength pills for pain, and have me applying ointment and keeping him on pain pills for 24 hours. I didn't realize how much pain it would cause him. That's a lot for an 8 yr old! He came home all bandaged and feeling entitled. I let him! He got to watch Netflix (and pick the show) the rest of the night. He felt pretty cool! Funny thing. Chet text me 3.5 hours later and told me that someone from Sheridan had come to him and asked how Carter was. His brother is in our ward and had heard about it, and had told him. Chet said, "News travels fast." From the little things (well huge things usually) that I actually know of when Heavenly Father blesses us, I cannot imagine the unseen blessings. I am sure that we have some major guardian angel reinforcements!!! No slacking angels, you have been given the Parkers', and they have big things to accomplish! So thankful for the MANY blessings in my life!!! I have much to be grateful for!!!