I think this little incident warrants another glimpse at the scene from a player and (later) a daughter's perspective. But thanks for deciphering and relaying the situation at the wee hours of the night Scottie.
If we're going to do this right, we're going to have to back it up a bit. I'm talking senior year at M.H.S. During one of our friendly lacrosse scrimmages, I assumed my usual position on D and paired up against a chatty cathy playing attack wing. Stick on the ball, where I like to keep it (as opposed to my face), I sense some tension from my opponent (who is also my teammate mind you). Next comes a "shot" from in front of a rather contorted and frustrated face. Little did I know her "goal" that day was actually my face. A multiple-fractured cheekbone and an embarrassing prom later, one would think that I would have retired the stick for good.
Well here we are again with renewed confidence and pent up aggression aimed at anyone in the vicinity of the goal I'm guarding. Turns out that didn't work to my advantage. After catching a stick in the eye, I returned to the hospital ER accompanied by pops of course. I think we ended up making at least 4 enemies that night and increasing our wait time 10 fold. The tech at the front desk ended up in tears, the plastic surgeon never showed, and Frank was banned from our town hospital. I did, however, receive my stitches before 1am.
Note: Don't go to a community hospital if you're not willing to clear your day's schedule and if you do go, don't piss off the hospital staff.
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It was dirty, cold and the vending machines didn't work !The front staff sat there reading paper back novels and the plastic surgon on call refused to come in ......What father wouldn't stand up for his lacerated baby ......and he would do again if they would let him back in ......
If I had taken you in, D, we wouldn't have risked alienating the nursing staff and being banned from the hospital!
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