double whammy

i was frantic when i got the call while riding my bike to pick up true...i knew it was his school calling.  they told me true fell off the monkey bars and was pretty bummed out and was asking for me to get him.  no problem, i was only a few blocks away.  i had sense enough to stop and get the car.  when i got to true,  i knew immediately he as in great pain.  he was silent crying, which for true, means he really is in pain.  he jumped up to run to me and collapsed in my arms.  his entire body was heaving as he was sobbing and when i got a look at his wrist, i knew we had to make a trip to the ER.  within two minutes of buckling true into his carseat, he was passed out.  i wasn't sure if this was a good sign, or a really bad sign, so i kept grabbing his foot and talking to him.  he'd wake for a second and then right back to a deep slumber.  the 20 minute drive seemed like forever!
ER was pretty full of coughing kids and likely broken boned kids, but they took us first for some reason. yay!  we were third in line for x-rays, during which time they examined his entire body and asked many personal questions.....all to ensure true was not a victim of abuse.  i found this slightly traumatic, but i understood, and fought back the tears as i answered each horrible question.
true managed to lighten the mood by requesting books, rather than TV,  while we waited.  the nurses found this rather charming and there was no shortage attention!
 the x-rays revealed what we already knew-  two fractures, his ulna and radius.  fortunately, the breaks were well behind the growth point and pretty clean.  they would not have to set the bones and we could go home with just a brace, to be casted next week.  hooray!
two days later, the pain seems to be subsiding, and true is learning to be very careful with his arm.  he's not exactly happy about the situation, but he's enjoying the extra attention, and the ice cream he gets to eat!