Ouch, that sounds quite serious! Did you go to hospital Thompson?
We were always having accidents and injuries. I broke my leg once falling off a high fence. And once a boy got his eye poked by an 'arrow' and ended up with a false one, poor lad.
I was really good at tree-climbing, as I was very thin and agile. Just like you I enjoyed being right at the top of a tree swaying in the breeze. We also used to attach a thick rope high up in the boughs, with an old tyre on the end, and swing on it right over the small river, jumping off into the water.
We also loved lighting fires anywhere and everywhere, and roasting spuds in the ashes.
We were always so active, and never stayed indoors unless the weather was absolutely appalling.
I honestly feel that children today have a rotten time of it, stuck in front of screens and not allowed any freedom.