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Enlightened
A few days ago we attended a family wedding in Little Rock AR. Rather than staying in the hotel, we stayed with some old friends. They have a daughter about our daughter's age, and the two have become friends.
We went out to eat at a nice little Italian restaurant the first evening in town. After dinner, we walked back to the cars. As I buckled my son into his car seat, I heard my daughter start to cry, then heard my wife gasp. I finished buckling, and went to see what was wrong.
My daughter had blood running out of her mouth!
It seems she had managed to bite her tongue rather badly while walking across the parking lot. We asked her to open her mouth, but could not see the extent of the injury (despite lots of parking lot lights). My wife asked me for a flashlight so I shined the arc into my daughter's mouth. With the extra light, we were able to tell that she had indeed bitten her tongue--but had not penetrated it. Fortunately she had only nipped the tip of her tongue--no major damage, just a nasty little gash that bled quite a bit. Without the arc, we would not have been able to determine the extent of the injury without returning to the restaurant or driving home.
I cannot tell you how frightening it was to see blood running out of her mouth like that. Fortunately the injury was really minor and the bleeding stopped within about 3 minutes.
Later that evening, our friend mentioned that she may need to get a light for her keyring because it was so handy. Too bad I didn't have a fauxton or something to give her.
We went out to eat at a nice little Italian restaurant the first evening in town. After dinner, we walked back to the cars. As I buckled my son into his car seat, I heard my daughter start to cry, then heard my wife gasp. I finished buckling, and went to see what was wrong.
My daughter had blood running out of her mouth!
It seems she had managed to bite her tongue rather badly while walking across the parking lot. We asked her to open her mouth, but could not see the extent of the injury (despite lots of parking lot lights). My wife asked me for a flashlight so I shined the arc into my daughter's mouth. With the extra light, we were able to tell that she had indeed bitten her tongue--but had not penetrated it. Fortunately she had only nipped the tip of her tongue--no major damage, just a nasty little gash that bled quite a bit. Without the arc, we would not have been able to determine the extent of the injury without returning to the restaurant or driving home.
I cannot tell you how frightening it was to see blood running out of her mouth like that. Fortunately the injury was really minor and the bleeding stopped within about 3 minutes.
Later that evening, our friend mentioned that she may need to get a light for her keyring because it was so handy. Too bad I didn't have a fauxton or something to give her.