My son was out with his teen friends Sat night, he tripped over somehtinbg on sidewalsdk and fell directly on right elbow. His friends deorove him home to me, they cam in my room and woke me up, "C ... C... please wake up we have a problem."

Jumped out of bed. They were holding my son up, he was sobbing in pain, arm hanging, twisted and swollen. "hopsitoal now" I yelled, threw my clothes on. My son resisted, he was scared of the hospital, he's mbeen so many times, mostly involuntarily... his friends I am grateful for - even though theyd been drinking, the good driver was sober and in school as an emt (he said it looks very dislocated but could also have a break, does not want to attempt putting it back into place since it's an elbow - good thinking). they showed so much care for him, and helped talk him into going. The helped me lift him into care and i went to nearest hospital.

Hosptal helped him quickly with IV and pain meds, they were so nice to us. Took xrays and it looked crazy how disconnected the bones were. I left the room wihile they set it back into place.

xrays after show there is a fracture as well that will require surgery. but that they like to wait for swelling to go down before doing that.

they set it in a splint and sent us home sunday morning. he's in bad pain still, percotcet helping some but not fully.

i slept all aday yesterday. could sleep all day now too - it was really hard to see my guy in so much pain, so scary. they asked about the scares (from SI_) on his arms, he just said that's not from tinight that's another story. he was crying alot and thanking me for taking him, telling me how they're so nice to him, how it's nicer to be in hospital for a different reason than bp. at 17, he knows about the stigma, first hand

He cried about how he'd been going to hospitals since age 11, and hwo sad that is and too too young, and why is he such a freak. I agreed and let him know i'm sorry i gave him the bp genes, but he's not a freak at all. That there are so many people who've been through it too - he's not alone in it even though it seems like it and we don't know other people in our same town with similiar experience but there are so many suffering and know his suffering.

Maybe when he's older he can find an online support group like this one, and realize he's not a fereak and there are so many of us. It's the stigma makeds it so hush hush.

Anyway, I'm grateful he wasnt hurt worse. i'm grateful to the ER nurses and staff treating us like real valuable people this trime. and not just strapped down to a bed in restraints with cops babysititng. We have had some very kind nurses during the ER opsych visits, but they were rare.

Also - I have no health insurance... figureing out how to do this sugery may be very difficult. I'm 39, this is the first time i've not havd health insurance... I just couldn't pay it.

Thanks for listening.