Good night, that's serious shiz right there. Great story and hats off for sticking it out for the kids. As a father of a 7 & 9 yr old I understand when you say you should have let him pass out. Hope you heal up quickly as I'm sure that smile in the first pic would be even bigger behind a long beard.

I'm in no way laughing at you, only with you when I say, I got tickled thinking this was said in surgery...
"Hey Billy, hand me anoth'r screw, I stripped out the middle one and now it's stuck down in ther"