Aged 8-18 months.
Sitting on floor in collar bone casts and full leg casts.
I remember being so angry.. cuz trying to force my [spinning] top down so it would spin hurt so much when it would bend my collar bone so I was crying and doubled me over and the tears clouded my vision.
As it cleared I remember seeing my grandma approaching me and hearing her voice… “awww what’s wrong little Joey? Can’t be all that bad,” and reached out with her long natural fingernails and tickled my belly… which made me giggle.
And I remember looking past the mounds of my cheeks as I grinned and laughed …like he he he and pulled my arms up t- rex style and leaned to the right a bit.
Then she said, “Here I’ll show you how it works,” and four times with little or no effort raised and lowered the spiral of the top and it spun so fast and I giggled and clasped clapped my hands.
Submitted by Joe Mahoney.