Hi,
I am new to this thread. I wanted to get some advice and I guess support on what to do here. In short this is my story -
Last month I was called my my DD daycare stating that she had bumped her nose and that she was fine but not to be concerned at all about it being a bit red. I was not upset or concerned at all as they told me that she was off and playing. I went back to my work. About 30 min after the first phone call the director rang and said that DD nose was now bleeding and she was crying. I told her that it didnt make sense as she was off playing after the first phone call. The director told me that she was worse and that I needed to come and take her to the doctor to make sure her nose was not broken. I stated that I was not told that in the first phone call just that DD had bumped her nose. The director told me that she was o.k and still wanted to play outside. At this point I told them that I would come and get her. This was 40 min after the accident and two phone calls to me later. I arrived to find DD face was beyond swollen and that she couldnt see out of both eyes and her nose was quite bad. I started yelling at the carer that this was not a bump on the nose. I am not a doctor but what I was presented with when I arrived was shocking. I grapped her and ran out the door to the hosptial. She was admitted into ICU for fractures to her cheeks, eyes and nose as well as a fracture to her head. She was in hosptial for 10 days. I guess I am mad at the fact that the carers could not see what I saw when I picked her up. I thought that the carers are meant to have first aid certs and are meant to call a ambulance for this kind of injury. DOCs is now involved and its going to be a long process. Due to the daycares lack of assistance my DD is now having all sorts of medical problems as a direct result of this injury. Can any tell me their story or how they got through it? is there a on line help or support group that anyone can mention so I can see how I can get her through this. Any advice would be great - feeling quite alone in this. K