When the Homily is about Immunology

I thought for sure it was broken...

Picture the forearm balanced like a seesaw on the back of the sofa. One kid, the owner of said forearm is on the backside of the sofa, while the other being exhorted to pull while holding the wrist of the other is on the front. When the owner of the leveraged forearm (my eldest son of 5 years) let loose his entire weight (massive though it is not) something "gave way."

I've never seen my boy in so much pain. He would not stop crying, he refused to be moved or touched, the arm especially could not be moved. He began sucking his thumb - something he NEVER does, then shivering and yawning...inconsolable. And though there did not appear to be any swelling, there was also very little swelling (initially) when my daughter broke her wrist.

Anyway, off he went to the ER. X-Rays showed no break, and thus - despite being unusual in his age, they suggested nursemaid's elbow...sure enough. Within a few minutes you would never know any of it happened - despite the obvious trauma of it for the boy.

Amazingly, my wife related to me that during the X-Ray, the boy claimed he could hear his Guardian Angel singing. When I asked him what the angel sounded like, he said it sounded like "Mama."

It is comforting to know, that Moms and Dads aren't the only ones looking out for our children.