18 And Life

Most of you know that I'm really into softball during the summer months and I play any chance I get. I usually participate in a few tournaments during the course of the summer. I woke up Saturday morning very excited that I would be playing in the Jalapeno Popper here in White Rock. Jim and I also had plans to go golfing on Sunday. It was suppose to be a fun filled weekend for the two of us, then this happened...

During the second inning of our second game I was in the outfield when a pop-fly came my way. It was quite a ways in front of me and I had run up on the ball in order to catch it. I made it to ball but I never got my glove up in time to catch it. Instead the ball hit me square in the forehead. One of my teammates drove me to the ER and Jim met us there. After spending a few hours in the ER I walked out with 18 stitches...yes 18. I will end up with a very interesting scar on my forehead...it's shaped like a 'Y' with the bottom part of the 'Y' just below the edge of my left eyebrow. It was an extremely deep incision (we think it went all the way to the bone), and the ER doc that stitched me said it was the worse softball incision he's ever seen. Here's some answers to a few common answers:

1) Yes, it hurts (although not to bad at the moment).
2) Yes, I look very funny (you're more then welcome to laugh at me).
3) Yes, I plan on continuing to play softball (although this is my second trip to the ER as a result of softball).
4) No, I don't need to get my eyes checked.
5) No, I didn't catch the ball.

Here are also a few photos for your entertainment:

I came home with this mummy-like bandage. You really can't see much...except for the fact that my hair is sticking straight up. My hair was caked with blood and they wouldn't let me wash it.

I woke up this morning with my left eye swollen shut. Notice, I still haven't been able to wash my hair.I was finally able to wash my hair late this afternoon and gently clean the wound. This is what it really looks like....yuck!