A little Suprise

I would like to tell you a story. It goes something like this....

There once was a little boy named Hudson. He was cute and funny and full of life. One day last month, his parents began noticing a curious and foul odor coming out of his nose. Since he has had chronic ear problems most of his life they quickly assumed there was a sinus, ear, or some other infection. Some days they would notice it smelled worse than others,but no fear, because they had an appointment with a Ear, Nose, and Throat Doctor in HK in a few weeks.

There were no signs that this boy Hudson was sick, his ears were not hurting, he had no "extra" congestion, and he felt just fine. Hmmmm.....but why the curious and foul odor. There were flashlights and q-tips used to look inside his nose to see if there was anything causing the smell, but alas...the poor parents could find nothing. Some days were better than others and sometimes they just chalked it up to gross, dirty, boy smell. But the father kept saying....something is not right.

The day approached for the trip to HK. The first day the family arrived, all of them had their teeth cleaned and cavities filled....all except for the mother, who had no cavities. But dutifully sat beside the children and the husband for 3 hours while the dentist worked hard to get the family all taken care of in one day. The mother asked the dentist about the smell and she said his cavitiy could have caused the smell. OK. Maybe.

Day 2 arrived and the father and daughter went to have their eyes examined while the mother and son went to have the boy's ears checked. Thankfully, the boy's ears are clear and tubes are still in place, as well as his ear drums look healthy and strong. (which is a great improvement and answer to prayer). As the mother got up to leave she remembered the "smell". So she asked the nice doctor about it. He donned his "SUPER" glasses which allow him to see inside small places and looked inside the boy's nose.

"WHOA!!", said the doctor, and jumped back in suprise.

"WHAT?!?!" said the mother.

The boy said nothing.

"FOREIGN BODY" , said the doctor.

"WHAT?", said the mother.

"We have to get this out immediately, MOM, come hold his head." So, dutifully, the mother held the child's head still as the doctor took a long metal stick and fished around inside the son's nose. Would you believe, a giant object (for a nose), the size of a marble, comes right out.

The child exclaims, "Boy that feels better".

The mother quickly asks the child if he knew there was something in his nose. Yep. Then, she asks, "What is/was it and how long has it been there?"

"Well, mom, remember when I spent the night with Joseph? (Dec. 5, 2008) I was at his karate practice and I was bored. I found a fuzz ball on the floor and began sucking it in my nose and shooting it out. It got stuck and I couldn't get it out. "

The mom immediately asks," Did you tell anyone????"

"N0"

"What about all those times Dad and I were asking you about the smell in your nose the last month and a half, what about when we took a flashlight and were looking in your nose....did you think you should tell anybody then?"

"I didn't want to get in trouble, Wow, I can breathe better!"

All the while the doctor is listening to this conversation. He tells the boy not to do that again. The mom is overwhelmed with relief and laughter. Then the boy tells the doctor that this isn't the first time something has gotten stuck in his nose, that once when he was 4 he got a jelly bean stuck in there too, but it came out the same day. The doctor looked at me in shock and I quickly ushered the boy out the door trying not to laugh too hard.

So, today in O Fam land, the boy has been scolded and told of the harms of putting things inside various parts of your body, as well as assured that no matter what, he MUST tell his parents if something like that ever happens again. The best part is no longer does the son smell like something is rotting in his nose.

This story is true and the names have not been changed.