Stitches

[Helen]

On days that my mother had other worries, I added to her worries. 

First, June 21, 1984, it was my aunt's wedding day.  School was out for the summer and my aunt was getting married that day.  I was doing a reading at the wedding.  It was a beautiful day and my mom sent us out to get air.  I was sitting on a table and leaning back.  My brother pulled me backwards.  I was ready to kill him when he said that I was bleeding.  Off to the doctor's office.  7 stitches later, I had to get ready for the wedding and my mom needed a CC & Coke.  (Funny the things we remember!)

Second, July 15, 1987, the day that my house was being put on the foundation.  It was a modular home and came in pieces.  The crane came and neighbors complained.  Three pieces had been placed on the foundation when I was running with my cousin's dog, Blackie.  I tripped and fell in the road.  My cousin saw me and when I told him that I wanted to sleep, he said ok. (he was older than me and I was 14 at the time.)  He told me that I was bleeding from my head.  My mother rushed me to the hospital.  I had to get more stitches and this time from a plastic surgeon.  I got stitches above my eyebrow. 

I did learn things from this.  My brother is not nice and whenever someone cuts open their head, get a plastic surgeon.