Hon, I know it's so hard when that stuff happens. We were living in substandard housing in Pasadena when my oldest was lttle, (2-6yrs old) and when we had an earthquake, the whole house started to shimmy like crazy. I tried to reach out to catch him because he was panicking, and he fell just as my hands brushed him. One of my nails put a two inch gash into his little face that he still has a faint scar from.
It happens. I think we bipolars get so used to second guessing ourselves that we really react badly when it does. We live fiercely and love even more so.
Hope his bruise and your heel are back to normal soon. And you done good, BNLsMOM. HUGGS