The Many Faces of Will

I like a challenge.  I admit it.  Lately, however, not so much.
This summer certainly challenged my faith, strength and endurance.  Today was the (hopefully) the last step in one of our challenges.

Let us go back in time to September.  William complains of a toothache all night long.  Monday morning, his face is swollen:

Bummer.  Take him to the dentist and learn that the tooth that was scheduled for a filling is now in need of a root canal.  A script for some antibiotics and the numbers of specialists that do root canals.
Tuesday I left Will with my parents and went to work.  I called and found out, still not good and the swelling was worse.  I called the dentist back and he wanted to see Will, now, please.  Trip to the dentist, Will is now feverish and the swelling grows.  He recommends an oral surgeon to insert a drain and a trip to the ER for IV antibiotics.  We drive to Roswell for the oral surgeon.
It is no shock that we get funny looks.  William's face is very swollen now.  The oral surgeon will NOT touch him.  He is no longer a dental case, but a medical one.  Go to ER, see pediatrician.  Well, we were just in Clovis!  So back we go.
William is making small moaning sounds and his eye is now swollen.  I call  Dr. Awesome.  He, his nurse and staff....all AWESOME!  Nurse says, skip ER, come to us, we'll do a direct admit.
I set a minor land speed record driving from Roswell to Clovis because Will is no longer speaking.  We get to Dr. Awesome and Nurse Unshakeable's jaw drops.  This is why:

So, after Dr. Awesome looks at him, he is on the phone and we go DIRECTLY to the peds ward.  No ER, no admit, straight to a bed.  We have another wonderful nurse who gets William's IV on the first stick and then shows him all of the equipment, because if Will is awake, Will wants to know.
Day two saw some relief:

Special dispensation was made for visiting twin...

A walk outside helped pick up his spirits....

Better everyday!
More meds, one C/T scan to make sure the eye orbital wasn't involved and we got the all clear to GO HOME!

Now, months later, we have come full circle.  Today we finally had the root canal:

It doesn't help that for a boy who talks constantly, he has an incredibly small mouth....alas, it is done.

One buckle abscess and bone loss that should come back, but that is now a memory.  

He powered down a burger after nearly three hours of dental work, went shopping for some zombie t-shirts and is watching TV, chilling.

And how was your day?