My Rough and Tumble Girl

Yesterday we added yet another chapter the the Cole Family ER Chronicles. Late afternoon while dancing and really enjoying herself our little Roo fell into a wall corner and got a nice gash on her forehead.
She never lost conscienceness and did not have a siezure, but because of her history we did call 911. I am so thankful that we had increased her seizure medication the other day!
They carted her off to Howard County. Once we got there and her wound was examined it was decided that it would be better for the cut to be stitched up by a plastic surgeon because the cut had torn through the muscles. Because they didn't have a surgeon there we got shipped off to Hopkins in Baltimore.
Once we were there, they took excellent care of her. She had to be sedated while they were stitching her up, but everything went smoothly. She has about 8 stitches that we can see, more on the inside. All the stitches will absorb, so we won't have to get them taken out. I am so grateful for that.

I want to thank everyone for their prayers. She was such a little trooper! They had to put an IV in, and she started calling it her "light saber". Can you tell she has a brother who really likes Star Wars? In fact, "light saber" were the first words she said coming out of sedation! Even though she couldn't have any pain meds she was in a very cheerful little mood singing and talking and even laughing.
As I was driving our minivan to Hopkins, following the ambulance, every song that came on the radio was an encouragement. I knew that God had everything under control, my responsibility was to trust Him. His desire it that I become more like His son, yesterday was just another step on the journey.