The Fall (part 1)

My mom and our Baby had an unfortunate occurrence. My mom was working in our kitchen (while she was here with Baby for a week) and went to move her from the counter where she was sitting in a chair. She lost grip of the chair and Baby fell to the floor. I was phoned at work (out of a meeting- so I knew it was not good) my mom said "Don't panic, but come to the hospital- Baby is ok. I'm sorry) so I don't do "don't panic" and luckily one of my co-workers was right there. She rushed me over the hospital.  While at the emergency room the swelling of her head continued. The doctor decided to do a CT scan and found a fracture. They decided to fly her to a specialty hospital where they had Pediatric Neurosurgery. Before she could go she had to have an IV. They tried 7 or 8 times before it finally worked. Initially I went to the other room, but in the end I could no longer listen to her painful cries. I am a music therapist. There is a lot of research that shows how music therapy can help soothe babies and lower blood pressure. I stroked her little head and sang to her. She did calm down and they were finally able to get the IV in. It was horrible to watch the helicopter leave (they don't have any room for parents) and then to drive down. When she arrived there they continued to monitor for any changes, looked at the initial CT scan and decided to continue to monitor through the night and rescan in the morning. My mom, dad, mother in-law, father in-law and sister in-law all came to the hospital and ended up staying in a lounge that night. My mom was certain everyone would hate her- to her surprise none of us hated her and still do not. I think everyone has said and realizes that it could have happened to any of us.