Turkey Bowling

At this time a couple years ago my son David went to some friends house, on the East side. After a couple of drinks, a few of the boys went outside and set up Turkey Bowling. They were having a blast when......a few really big (and David is six feet five inches tall)guys came after the boys and wanted to fight! David tried to talk to the guys and the others ran away.
The guys ganged up on David, and after beating him and kicking him in the head until he was unconsious they left him laying in the road. Someone called the police and David was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
The next morning, I got a call from an orthodontist in Milwaukee and he told me about David being in the hospital. He said that David's jaw was broken and that he would need thirty five thousand dollars to wire his jaw shut. I was stunned(that's putting it mildly... I was freaking out) by the news because this was the first I heard of this. The Dr. tried to soften the blow by telling me it was a good thing that he was on call, because it would be over one hundred thousand for him to come in special!
I told him that we didn't have that kind of money and that David didn't have insurance...... the good news was that there was a police report made by witnesses who were watching from their porch (David couldn't talk)and since it was a crime against David, the Doctor told me about victim's assistance. He thought David looked like a good kid (and he is) so he decided to go ahead with the surgery. I couldn't believe that he wasn't going to help him at first!
It was really hard for David during this time...he's tall and thin to begin with, but now the weight was dropping off of him fast! Poor guy, was always hungry and he was getting ornary, too! I cook alot in the Fall, and I was just doing my normal cooking, but he would accuse me of purposely cooking his favorite meals to make him hungrier. One night he even blended roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, and beans together.......GROSS! I think I would be happy to drink milk shakes everyday!!!!!
After six weeks of suffering, he was finally able to get the wires out.....What a great celebration meal he had.....we were really thankful that God took the evil and turned it into good for David!!!! We are so blessed and thankful that David is with us and that he can eat normally!
So, at this time of year as we reflect on all God's blessings.....the good food, families,and friends .....remember eat the turkey!!! DO NOT BOWL WITH IT!!!!