Squirrel - 1, Will - 0

On Monday, Will was out on his scooter.  He swerved to avoid a squirrel, and took a very bad fall.  He called us, and initially just said his front teeth were loose and there was a lot of blood.  We got him to the dentist (she came in on a holiday) and she was able to put the teeth back in position and stabilize them.  We realized he had a pretty big cut on his chin and that he couldn’t really open his mouth without a lot of pain.  So we went to the ER.  They did full CT scans.  Fortunately, his brain and spine came back clear but he did break his jaw in two places.  They admitted him for the night to manage pain, and he had surgery on Tuesday evening.  They had to fix one break with a plate and screws and used heavy bands to keep his mouth fully closed for 2+ weeks for the other break to heal.  He was able to go home on Wednesday afternoon.  He is in good spirits and the pain is being managed well with liquid Tylenol and ibuprofen.  He’s not a fan of the liquid diet, however.