Spencer's Encounter with Hot Chicken Grease!

Back in August I was picking Hailey up from dance and Spencer was helping me by taking the chicken out of the oven.  I was roasting a bunch of chicken breasts on a shallow pan and it was pretty heavy.  As he pulled it out of the oven, some chicken grease spilled on the floor.  Spencer stepped on the grease which made him slip and the pan flew back and the hot grease splattered on his face! It was terrible.  Tom was just walking in the door when it happened and he said it felt like being in a movie and everything was in slow motion---he couldn't get to Spencer in time to help him.  So, Tom put him under cold water and Kelsey phoned me right away.  I came home and Spencer was in a lot of pain.  I phoned Eric Peterson who came over and brought some aloe vera plant leaves which we quickly opened and put the gel on his face.  It still wasn't relieving any of the pain and he was now 1 1/2 hours under that cold water.  I didn't know what to do.  We could tell it wasn't more than a 2nd degree burn so he didn't need to go to the ER but still, the poor kid was dying.  

This is where living by the Spirit comes in:  I had a prompting to text  his scout leader and tell him that  Spencer just had a burn accident and wouldn't be coming to scouts.  They asked me how he was doing and I told him he was in a lot of pain.  His scout leader wrote back that he would be over in just a few minutes.  

 This is Brother Thatcher, Spencer's scout leader.  He just happens to be an amazing scouter and is ALWAYS prepared.  He is also a pharmacist so he has access to great remedies.  He brought over some Silvadene cream, the same cream that is used in the Phoenix Burn Unit.  Literally as soon as he applied the cream, I could see Spencer's body slowly relax as the pain seemed to subside a little.

 His other scout leader, Bro. Lee brought over some popsicles for him which made him feel very loved.  As a mother, I can't even begin to describe how helpless I felt, trying everything I could think of to help him, but to no avail.  It wasn't until this faithful scout leader came over with the right medicine that Spencer's pain was finally going away.  My heart was so full of love for these two wonderful priesthood holders who were prepared and able to help.

 My sweet mother encouraged me the next day to take him to see an eye doctor because he kept saying his vision was blurry.  I took him to our old home teacher, Dr. Richard Wood, who found some blisters on his cornea!  Amazing----some of that grease actually burned the inside of his eye.  He gave us some antibiotic drops as well as some healing drops for the blisters.  Another blessing.  

 The silvadene cream actually has silver in it so when it would dry, it turned silver/gray.  This is how he had to go to school his first day of Junior High.  But this brave kid never complained.  He was such a trooper---I couldn't believe it.  The doctor said that if he kept putting that cream on twice a day it would heal pretty much back to normal.  

Here is a picture of him several weeks later and you can't even see any scars.  It's just a little pink where the major part of the burn was but it's not bad.  I remember him saying the day after the burn, "Mom, do you think it burned my freckles off?"  I wondered if that was a good thing or a bad thing for him and then he said, "I hope not . . . cuz I like my freckles!"  How cool is this kid?  He and I share freckle faces and it's one of my favorite things about him.  I don't know what I'd do without my Spencer.  He is still our Sunshine and adds brightness to any situation.  That is such an awesome quality to have---sure love you Spence!