Tough Girl

The day after Thanksgiving, LS had a tussle with a chair. It seems the chair didn't hold up its end of the bargain that it would serve as a support for LS standing.

The chair in question is a lightweight aluminum dining chair. LS tried to use it for help, but instead ended up falling backward, still holding onto it, and pulling it down on top of her. Afterward, she was laying there flat on her back holding the grill of the back of the chair like she was in jail.

This was LS's first major fall, so she was none too pleased. She got some good crying going. We were afraid she hit the back of her head, but there was nothing apparent there. But the swelling under the left eye started immediately.

She was back in fine spirits mere minutes later, which is when the first picture here was taken. The pictures don't really give justice to the swelling. On the second and third days the swelling under the eye was enough that LS's eyelashes were nowhere to be found - stuck beneath the folds of the swollen cheek.

The third day looked the worst, as the slight scrape along the area became scabbed and looked like it was a mean cut. But by the next day (4th picture) the scab was already gone.

The 5th picture is from 5 days after the fall - almost back to normal.

The final picture is an additional week later (and less than two weeks after the fall), long since doing fine.

The lesson in all this - when you are going to take down an opponent, better to fall down on top of them, than pull them down onto you!

You have much to learn young grasshopper.