Hospital visit

I never thought we would have a hospital visit over a tire swing! I thought - horse, four wheeler, snake bite, not a tire swing! The kids had finished lunch and went outside for a bit. The next thing I know, our 14 year old son needs to go to the hospital. His ears are hurting, and he can't hear properly from his right ear. When we arrive, they cut his shirt off, put a neck brace on and begin examining him. Blood begins to run out of his right ear and he begins to hear. They perform chest x-rays and a CT scan. Nothing! The Dr. is unsure of why his ears are bleeding and refers us to an ear specialist. The ear specialist decides that even though it didn't show up on the CT, Gavin has a displaced, hairline, temporal skull fracture. There is NO hearing loss and the eardrums and skull will heal on their own! We have the wonderful responsibility to make sure Gavin doesn't get on a skateboard, bicycle, etc. for the next 4-6 weeks. How hard it will be for him, to be still, with 5 brothers and 1 sister to live with! We are so very thankful, that our awesome, active, teen son will be fine!