Karen,\
Hang in there. I know easier said than done. From a parent who had kids that did everything possible to kill themselves (or me from heart attacks)lol that it wil be ok. the joys of having the youngs ability to recoop. My one daughter took a fall after we moved to germany, (I told her she couldn't get some candy from the top of the frige, she did anyway, and slipped off the counter). I had a 2 months old baby I was breast feeding, and son taking the bus to get home from school, and hubby had just left 1:00 am for field manuivers) took her to the local base clinic and they said ruptured spleen and bleeding internally. had to drive to american hospital, (I didn't know how to drive in germany or where I was going). got her to the american hospital, the examined her, sent her to german hospital for test. the german doc gave me the results in a folder and said I'm so sorry. Went back to american hospital, surgeon looked at her again and said no surgery. the blood was being absorbed back into the body. If he takes spleen out there is a 50% chance she would die of an infection before she hit 13. (she was 9)..everything Ok. during this time, I left my son locked out of the house, and my new baby with a neighbor I didn't know with no milk or anything. didn't even know how to get ahold of hubby in the field. He made it in late that nite by stilling a jeep and driving himself to the hospital. (no he didn't get in trouble) move to 1st day of college. doing a play, playing she was dying. I thought WOW..she's awsom. She comes home because her belly hurts. doctors next morning.....back and forth 3 times due to pain. Poc finally thing append. get her to hospital...open her up..no append. rutptured Ovarian cyst, and her belly is full of blood. they cleaned her up, kept her in a light coma for 3 days. that's just one of my kids. I've got two others...lol they have all made it to adult hood. Just want you to know that they do heal fast, and even with surgery, it hurts us more than it does them.
Hugs
Mary