Little Bro's Surgery

So, here's the story. Unfortunately Lil Bro is scheduled to have surgery this afternoon. He was "hanging out" [that's what he says now because he is cool, and he is in middle school.] with some friends when one got the idea to throw him a stick. Lil Bro caught the stick, but upon catching said stick he was stuck with a LARGE splinter in his finger. We took out as much of the splinter as we could, but we couldn't get it all without making his finger into hamburger meat. 

We saw several physicians and they all told us the same thing, it will eventually rise to the surface. Be patient.

Well we were patient. Except for his finger kept getting larger and purple-er. Then, Little Bro's school nurse caught a glimpse of his finger. She said something to him along the lines of "GET THEE TO AN URGENT CARE NOW!!" So, we did.

The Urgent Care said we needed to take him to the ER [Emergency Room]. So we did. They referred us to a plastic surgeon who specializes in hands. So we went. Lil' Bro is not scheduled for his surgery this afternoon, where they will put him under gen. anesthesia and open his hand and flush the infection/splinter out. 

All of this is because of a SPLINTER??!!

So, when Lil Bro was informed of his upcoming surgery, this is how he took it. . . 

 Lil' Bro is now thrilled to be having his surgery and spending his recovery time reading the book he has been waiting for several months to own.