my most serious injury

Mothers Day 1988, just two months before my first birthday. Our family was visiting my grandparents in Smyrna, Ga. It was lunchtime and all the women were in the kitchen. I was in my highchair at the table and my mom, g-mommy and aunt were fixing hot dogs for lunch. They could hear me chanting for my hot dog but didn't realize that I was now standing up in my highchair. Next thing they hear is the crashing sound of the highchair falling backwards and me taking out one side of g-mommys china cabinet. O yes, I took out the whole side glass door, several shelves, and a lot of dishes and glasses all with my head. One large piece of the glass from the door came down just cm from my head. If it had hit me it would have killed me.

So there I lay lifeless on the kitchen floor, blood and glass all around. Of course they started to FREAK OUT! My dad and g-daddy came rushing in and saw me there and began to panic also. Everyone rushed over to check on me just knowing that I was dead but luckily I wasn't. I began to cry. Which was a huge relief to everyone, but now a new fear struck, get her to the hospital immediately! My mother was holding me in the backseat of my grandparents Cadillac, while my dad was pacing around the house about to pass out from what has just happened. My g-daddy stayed at the house with my dad trying to calm him down, while g-mommy and aunt were getting in the front and one of them grabbed a hod dog for me before leaving the house. My mom thought they were being crazy for getting me a hot dog while I'm sitting there crying from what everyone believes is pain. However, as soon as they handed me the hot dog I quit crying and began chowing down on it. They couldn't believe it. All I wanted was that stupid hot dog even after falling threw a china cabinet and getting cut up from all the broken glass.

Well obviously everything was ok cause I'm still here. There was no permanent damage all I got were some stitches which got taken out before my birthday. I only have 2 scares on my head from it which are in my hair. Their easy to find cause hair doesn't grow there, which lets us know just how deep some of the cuts went. My grandparents got the china cabinet door replaced however none of the grandchildren were allowed to sit in front of it until they were teenagers. And although I don't remember any of it because I was so young I still have the scars to remind me. It's a memory that none of us will ever forget.

My 1st Birthday - at G-mommy & G-daddys house