God is sooo good!!!!!

[DianaB]

We have had the scare of a lifetime!!! Yesterday after Dae Lynn and Damon left I went outside to repot some plants. I took Dean out with me and since it was so nice I took off his clothes and let him play in the hose and a large bowl we bought for him to swim in. Since their diapers swell up so much I took it off to and was letting him play in the water naked. Soon Karlie came out with her swimsuit on and joined the fun.

We had church but since I wasn't feeling too well I decided to stay home with the kids but Glen had to go because of a vote that was being taken at church. Glen stopped outside to talk to me then walked to the garage, got in the Tahoe, and backed out. I had my back to the garage and wasn't paying attention until I heard Glen screaming "Oh my Lord! Oh my Lord!" I ran over and asked what was wrong and he said that he had just ran over Dean. Glen was running around the Tahoe trying to figure out just exactly where he was. I found him almost under the driver's seat on his hands and knees crying. Glen crawled underneath and got him out.

We ran inside and I asked for a warm washrag to wash off the scrapes that Dean had but in carrying him I could tell that his hips hurt. I took him in and layed him on our bed and looked him over and I could tell that he had actually been ran over!!! So Glen immediately called the hospital to let them know that we were on our way in. I cried almost the whole way in. I can't tell you how scared I was!!!! Our doctor met us at the door and she checked him over right away. Blood work was done right away and x-rays too. Poor Dean cried but he was a real trooper. Again I could tell that his hips were hurting him when I had to lay him down. Dean finally fell asleep for awhile and during that time the x-rays were examined and it was decided that even though everything looked fine the doctor wanted him to be taken to a larger hospital just in case any problems showed up.......mainly internal bleeding. By this time Dae Lynn and Damon were called and they just turned around and headed back home. We had to decide whether to air lift him to Wichita or go by ambulance but while they were making the decision one of the ambulances was called to an emergency that was going to take it out of town......meaning that we no longer had a choice.......Dean was air lifted to Wichita. Actually, Dean rode in a helicopter with only two other people with him. There was no room for anyone else to ride along which made it really hard for Dae Lynn who was at the hospital by that time. It made it a lot easier because the nurse that was flying with him was actually a good friend of ours and she ended up staying in contact with us.

I went with Dean as he was loaded in the helicopter and Dae Lynn and Damon went ahead and left to get to Wichita as soon as they could. We were told that Dean was awake and sucking his thumb during the trip out.....looking all around. He was strapped to a board but they loosened it so he could suck his thumb. We were called soon after he made it to Wichita and a body scan was done. As hard as it was to believe the doctors couldn't find any injuries or broken bones but wanted to keep him overnight to be safe. By the time Glen and I got out there Dean was sitting on his Mama's lap, eating Cheerios, and chatting with everyone!!!! What a relief to this Grandma!!!!

Dean was released this afternoon and Dae Lynn and I got home about 5:30. Dean is really sore and right now walking is out of the question. His hips are too sore and as soon as he puts any weight on his legs he begins to whine. Dae Lynn's giving him Tylenol and Motrin for the pain and I think that in a couple of days he'll be good as new. She has an appointment on Friday to meet with Deans' doctor and have him checked out again.

I can't tell you how much I cried yesterday.....some from what had happened and some from what COULD have happened. We are just really praising God!! Glen had known because he had felt a bump when he backed out.......we think that an angel held his hand over Dean and protected him. Not just that but also helping Dean to fall in just the right position to not get hurt!!! Makes me want to start crying again!!! God is soooo good!!!!!