A 19-year-old man was staying with his 15-year-old sister while their parents were on an overseas trip. His sister started her period and was bleeding excessively. She wanted to go to the emergency room, but he was unsure whether it was needed or just teenage drama, so he turned to reddit for advice, specifically the subreddit AskDocs. The doctors there urged him to take her to a hospital, and he did, while posting updates through the entire adventure. The community became totally invested in the story. OP (original poster) doesn't know much about women's bodies, but he cares about his sister, who's a feisty young woman.
The sister got the care she needed, and then everyone could acknowledge how hilarious OP's updates were. Trying to imagine what his mother would do, he packed sunscreen for the hospital, a detail he will never live down. Somewhere along the line, someone suggested he call their parents, which he did not think of on his own. The story played out over several days, and escaped the subreddit to enthrall greater reddit. You can read the essential points in this recap, and then you may want to check out the original post with replies. The upshot is that OP did what he had to do even though he didn't know what he was doing, and the whole family is loving, supportive, and oh-so funny. -via Metafilter
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