There are few things that make you feel more helpless than watching your two-year-old scream in pain and having absolutely no idea how to help him. That was me at 10pm last week in Riga, Latvia. And what happened over the next hour is something I will never forget. 1/5 We were in Riga during the city's 825th anniversary. Old Town was absolutely packed. My son took off running down the street, our nanny ran after him and grabbed him by the arm while he was still moving. He immediately started screaming. Now, he's two years old. He falls down, runs into things and usually just gets back up. This time was different...his arm was hanging beside him and he couldn't move it. 2/5 We pulled out ChatGPT, explained what happened, and it suggested something I'd never heard of: "Nursemaid's elbow" It sounded like the right diagnosis, but now we needed a doctor, and that made me nervous. Only a week earlier, my daughter had hurt her foot and we'd been told it could take roughly THREE WEEKS to see a doctor in Latvia. So we found a children's hospital, jumped in a taxi and hoped for the best. 3/5 The doctor picked up his little arm and started manipulating it. Twisting. Turning. Flexing. Then... "Pop." She looked at us and said: "Hold his arm up. I'll be back in five minutes." Then she walked away. Five minutes later, my son was completely fine. Smiling. Moving his arm. Giving her high fives like the previous hour had never happened. My wife and I both cried. 4/5
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- ChatGPT
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- Published
- 2026-08
- Added
- 2026-08-30