Marcus, Logan, Connor and Tim were playing tag in the backyard.  Suddenly Marcus came in to tell us that Connor was hurt; Logan came shortly after to report that it was bad.  As I ran out to the tennis court, I was scared when I saw Tim holding Connor on the ground.  Connor went into the gate and he ended up having a bad laceration on his cheek bone.  Stuart carried Connor back to the porch, and as we looked closer at his cut, we decided that we should take Connor in to the hospital.  We left Logan with Michelle and we quickly drove over to the ER.  On the drive, Connor was calmer and he kept reminding us to tell the doctor not to give him any stitches.  The ER was very quiet and we were taken straight inside.  The PA came to assess and suggested that it was best to have stitches.  As soon as Connor heard it, he was very sad; he started bursting out crying and wanted to leave.  The nurses came in to start preparing Connor to lay down which involved stripping his arms to his back.  Connor was cooperative while crying which was very heartbreaking.  The worst part was when the PA applied local anesthetic on his face; Connor was screaming for help.  It was too tough for us to watch; Stuart had to turn away and I only peeked periodically to make sure Connor was fine. After the anesthetic kicked in, Connor was better and he was answering the PA/nurses’ questions while the stitching took place.  Finally the procedure was done and we all complimented how great and brave Connor was.  When we returned to the Kao’s house, Connor wanted to be the one to tell everyone that he got stitches!

   I had taken a picture of Connor’s face right after the injury, but I have decided not to post it so we don’t get reminded of this bad time.