My son was gasping for air after his cousin attacked him—but when my own family tried to silence me, I made a choice they never saw coming

they used, the one with the faces ranging from smiling to crying.

Leo considered it.

“Maybe a two?” he said. “It’s not really pain. It’s more like I can feel where it was.”

“That’s normal,” the doctor said. “Your body has done an excellent job of healing. You should be proud of it.”

Leo seemed to find this funny — the idea of being proud of your own body continue reading …