sunflowerchick
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I will start by saying I am NOT an RN or even in the medical field so I hate to disagree with those who are, BUT...
About a year ago, I fell and smacked my cheekbone on something, hard... It bruised to a black and purple color almost instantly on the entire side of my face. I had a black eye, cheek, forehead and chin. There was little swelling, but the bruising was horrific and occurred within a couple of hours. It looked like I had been hit in the face.
I have to disagree with those who say Ethan's injuries would have happened days before. If the face is hit hard enough (and I hate saying that in this context), it will bruise quickly. To me, his injuries look "fresh", because of the swelling and because of the redness along with the bruising. Point is, I think it is plausible that Ethan was "fine" with NS's mother saw them, and I also think it is plausible that the abuse started exactly when this picture was taken.
ETA: I am saying this for timeline purposes, not for discussion about NS's mother. I believe that this woman probably feels incredibly guilty, sad and upset by this whole thing. I think none of us can even imagine what she must be going through.
About a year ago, I fell and smacked my cheekbone on something, hard... It bruised to a black and purple color almost instantly on the entire side of my face. I had a black eye, cheek, forehead and chin. There was little swelling, but the bruising was horrific and occurred within a couple of hours. It looked like I had been hit in the face.
I have to disagree with those who say Ethan's injuries would have happened days before. If the face is hit hard enough (and I hate saying that in this context), it will bruise quickly. To me, his injuries look "fresh", because of the swelling and because of the redness along with the bruising. Point is, I think it is plausible that Ethan was "fine" with NS's mother saw them, and I also think it is plausible that the abuse started exactly when this picture was taken.
ETA: I am saying this for timeline purposes, not for discussion about NS's mother. I believe that this woman probably feels incredibly guilty, sad and upset by this whole thing. I think none of us can even imagine what she must be going through.