Injured by a Spatula

So what happened to Gage? That is now everyone's first question when we walk into a room. Our little Goldenhar Syndrome boy has grown up to be quite handsome at age 17 now. He works hard, he does well in school, he loves to be outdoors working on his old mud Jeep Cherokee he is fixing up.He works a full-time summer job which he started this week and will work all summer right up until he begins his SENIOR YEAR in high school! He has spent his high school years attending the county's Career Tech Center and plans to go right into his trade of choice (automotive or engine/transmission work) as soon as he graduates. But what happened to Gage?Two weeks ago, on the last Monday of the 2017-2018 school year, about 4:45 that evening, we had company over. What was going to lead into an afternoon of grilling, swimming, working in the yard, kids enjoying the beginning of their summer vacation, ended in a tragic accident.One of the guest picked up our grill spatula, a very heavy duty Coleman spatula and pretended to be a Hibachi grill master apparently, and the spatula head slung out of the handle due to a design flaw and sadly chopped poor Gage right in the face. Had it been two inches lower, he would no longer be with us!The design of the spatula is to fit together and obviously not sling out as it has a meat chopping side with a serrated edge on one side and a smooth side for slicing. So even if you were using it while chopping meats or slicing veggies, this could certainly be dangerou...
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