Valuable Lesson Learned that day

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I need to share what is in my heart! ❤️ I am so grateful for my fingers and I am sure you are thinking that is so random what does this have to do with anything well this summer I learned what it was like to not be able to use your fingers. 

On Memorial Day my grandpa fell and fractured vertebrae number 4 mind you he is in his 90’s. He was in the hospital so my dad was commuting back and forth to be with him. School got out I still worked at the bakery. First week of summer I had a sweet work schedule mind you my boss at the bakery is so awesome! I had Friday off and went paddle boarding with my friend. My dad took me with him to see my grandpa and my friend picked me up and then we went paddle boarding and ate lunch and ran errands. It was a great day she took me back to where my grandpa was staying and then I drove my dad and I home. I worked Saturday and went to see my grandpa little did I know that would be my last day of work this summer. 

Sunday came and my friend and I had talked about going to her singles ward because my dad was going to my grandpas to be with him in the rehab place. I said no I don’t want to go I felt uneasy about it and then my dad said let’s go. So I showered and got ready and off we went. Dropped my dad off and went to my friends house. I rang the doorbell she let me in and then I got the potatoes in the roaster pan the kind you plug into the wall while she was having a meeting. I also got ready for church and then we went to church. Church was good. I saw the cute boys that she liked and talked to some friends from when I was in the singles ward down there. 

We go back to her house after church and finish the potatoes but you will never guess what happened next. I went to move one of the roaster pans of potatoes. Well, I moved it and then the worst thing happened the STEAM burned my fingers not just one but 5 of them and I didn't drop the pan I saved the potatoes but my fingers got the burns and I mean it was pain I have never felt before in my life. It hurt so bad and I really thought they were going to have to cut my fingers off. I drove to where my dad was  longest 30 minutes of my life and then my aunt took me to the Instacare and they took my pulse on my ear. The doctor came in and looked at me, looked at my fingers and said I need to talk to the burn unit.  The moment she said the burn unit I knew it was bad. She came and took pictures and then came back and said they are going to have to cut the blister off and wrap them. Nurse Ali came in and was so kind and took care of my fingers. Once my fingers were cleaned and wrapped she sent us with a bag and instructions of how to do it. 

The next day I called the burn clinic and made an appointment and we went and they gave us other things to wrap my fingers with. The first thing I asked the doctor at the burn clinic was if I could go on Splash mountain as we were going on family vacation that Sunday. 

I want to thank the the kind doctor and nurse at the Instacare, the nurse and doctor at the burn clinic. I also want to thank the kind flight attendant who opened my snacks and gave me a whole cane of coke and to the kind lady in the Disneyland bathroom who helped me wash my hands as it was quite a thing because I couldn't get my bandages wet. 

My fingers have since healed but I have red marks where the burns were. I am upset this happen no was it hard yes but it was something that I needed in my life to become a better person and to understand my students better. I am so grateful not that my fingers got burned but that I learned to be grateful for the things I have. I am so thankful for my fingers and for everyone who was there to help me when I couldn't do anything and I am so thankful for the prayers for my fingers. 

Moral of my story, I should have listen to that voice saying don't go and to the that feeling in my gut that said don't go! Trust your gut! Follow your Gut! 

I am off to my next adventure! When life gets hard drink a coke and go for a run! Don't forget to pray because sometimes that is all you have and he isn't going to turn his back on you! 

Until next time, Peace Out Cub Scout! Work hard play harder and RUN YOUR HEART OUT! Keep the Faith! Over and Out!