Wounded Bowler

Mr C got his first battle wound today on a trip to the bowling alley. We were having such a great time too. Until he slipped on his way up to throw his ball and fell forward with his 6 lb ball in hand. He landed in such a way that his right hand started to become swollen right around the base of his thumb. Poor little guy. We thought maybe it was just bruised, but he continued to cry for an extended period of time. So, we decided a trip to urgent care was needed.
The incident occurred at a small local alley near our home. Right after it happened I went to the neighboring room where the bar was, to ask for some ice. There were about 5 or 6 people hanging out playing some Golden Tee, and after explaining what had happened, someone said “Please don’t sue.” Then someone else said, “Please don’t make her pay for the ice.”

The thought of suing had never even crossed my mind and really I have to say that I am appalled at some of the law suits that take place now a days. Have we really become the type of society that is willing to ruin another person’s life or profession just to make some money? When did money become so much more important than people?

Part of me can understand why someone might sue a doctor due to a negligent mistake that led to their child developing a pervasive developmental disorder or something, such as cerebral palsy. I can also definitely understand purposeful negligence or doing something despite knowing it is wrong. However, are doctors supposed to be superhuman without ever making a mistake? Can you imagine someone coming to your profession and suing you for accidentally dropping a piece of paper? We’re humans, we make mistakes!

The pressure must be unbelievable and unfortunately with our sue happy society we may eventually cause aspiring doctors or other high risk jobs to just say forget about it. It’s not worth it. Then, where will we be? We’ll have all this money, but end up dying because we can’t find anyone that is willing to treat a mild case of strep throat.

So anyways, you may be wondering… What happened to his hand?? Well, we went to urgent care and got some X-rays. Luckily it is not broken. I guess children have pretty soft bones and are usually resilient to accidents. He did get a splint due to a contusion and the importance of protecting areas around growth plates, which surprisingly he has kept on. Tomorrow may be different story.