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'I got a call that every parent dreads': Ivanka Trump reveals six-year-old son Theo suffered a 'bad break' to his wrist while playing soccer and had to be rushed to hospital in an ambulance - as she shares photo of her 'little warrior' sporting HUGE cast
2023-02-14
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
Wrapped to the elbow.
I would have guessed, a spiral fracture and payoff to the hospital.
Too cynical?
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  As a parent, it is a call I dread. Not as much as the other type but it's still a dread. Got a call when my son had a seizure and I was 10 minutes from home with dinner. Never wanted to kill everyone in sight and in my way so much in my life as I waited in traffic to get home. Obviously, I didn't and wouldn't do that but your kid being hurt or having a medical incident is NOT pleasant.

If you don't have kids, I don't think you can truly understand how....horrible having that switch in your brain thrown can be. Yes I'd be relieved that a wrist injury was the worst, but no injury bigger than minor cuts or scrapes is a pleasant experience for a parent. I can deal with being hurt, I know what it's like, how to deal with it. When it's your kid, in serious not-boo-boo pain, that helpless feeling is one of the most horrible I've ever felt.

Posted by: Silentbrick   2023-02-14 18:49  

#3  /\ Survivor Assistance Duty, something you never forget.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-02-14 09:09  

#2  Usually its not a call. It's someone in 'authority' knocking on the door. Worst duty I had in service was death notifications.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-02-14 07:57  

#1  That’s not the call that every parent dreads, Ivanka. I’m glad he’s all right, but every boy should have at least one broken bone in his youth.

“Do the lad good to get a bit of senseless violence in his life.”
-Captain Yellowbeard
Posted by: Lowspark   2023-02-14 07:50  

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