The Boy With A Hole In His Head (or mouth)

Let me tell you a story:

It's Saturday, April 12, 2008. The sun is shining, the weather is warm, it's a nice day. The Trenholm family decides to go to a Spring BYU football game together. They're having a wonderful time, waiting for the game to start, when Jaimason, who is standing on the bleachers, loses his balance and falls face first (or should I say, teeth first) into the metal bleachers. Panic erupts! Blood everywhere. Jaimason crying. Mom freaking.

When they get him to the bathroom and sop up the gallon of blood from his mouth momentarily, they discover that his teeth have been pushed back into his head. Something's not right. There are teeth where there are supposed to be gums, teeth going in the wrong direction, roots showing, blood everywhere. It's a mess. It's unreal.

After 2 1/2 hours of frantically searching for a dentist to help (read, it's Saturday), they find one 2 cities away who understands the severity of the situation and agrees to rush into Provo to help. Little did the Trenholms know, he was on vacation, preparing to leave for the Boston Marathon. He takes one look at the teeth and declares that it's a no-brainer: they must come out!

Jaimason, probably numb from the pain at this point, lays quietly in the chair, shaking like a leaf, while he takes x-rays, gives shots, and pulls teeth. Meanwhile, Mom and Dad are sweating, paling, and generally panicking at the thought of Jaimason in so much pain. A few minutes later, Jaimason emerges....toothless!



"He'll have to wait about 4 weeks for the gums to heal, then we'll take impressions and get him a new set of (fake) teeth," the doctor declares. Mom is relieved. Her beautiful son won't be Hick Billy Bob forever...just 6 weeks! Turns out, there was nothing to worry about. He's cuter than cute with a gaping hole in his mouth.










Now all we have to worry about is getting him to eat...and close that mouth....and stop drooling....and stop bleeding...and protecting the other intact teeth....and keeping the gums clean....and how much money the Tooth Fairy has to cough up for FOUR teeth.

The End.

Nice story, huh?