At the mere age of six years old, a local boy quite possibly became an honourary superhero. 

A scary situation took place first thing Monday morning as Moose Jaw resident Wendy Free was taking the garbage out while helping get her son to the bus. As they left the apartment and reached the stairs, Free missed the first step and went tumbling down the entire flight. 

"I was kind of rearranging garbage and I was going to take a step down, I just (fell) headfirst down the stairs. I just remember my arm flopping," explained Free.

For someone who has never broken a bone, this was quite traumatic for the single mother. Her son, Jordan, instantly asked if she was dead, and Free assured him she wasn't but knew there was something wrong with her arm. Jordan metaphorically tied on his cape and ran to a neighbour's door, and he knocked until someone answered and explained that his mom was hurt and she needed an ambulance.

Once the paramedics arrived Jordan didn't leave his mom's side. Wendy had to have her coat cut off so the first responders could examine her injuries, and due to the stairwell being so narrow a stretcher couldn't be brought in, so the paramedics assisted her to the ambulance. Emergency responders had determined her arm was dislocated and she would need more care at the hospital. As Free got to the hospital the excitement didn't stop. She was put under anesthetic so attending physicians could put her arm back in place, but shortly after waking up they said it wasn't in right and they'd need to try a second time. She also needed an ECG because her heart was fluttering while she was put under. Thankfully, the second attempted was successful and Free heard that she had done a significant amount of trauma to her arm. 

"They managed to get it back in; they took me for a CAT scan and that's when they found little fragments, it's all fractured on the inside. I said 'does that mean broken?' and they said 'yeah, you broke your shoulder'," detailed Free. "They're saying I've got to be in my sling for at least four weeks, if not longer. Then I'm obviously going to have physiotherapy, and I go again to the orthopedic surgeon. They said if it comes out again, if it dislocates again, they're just going to take me into emergency surgery."

Now that she's received care, her journey to healing can begin. Free has spent the last few days receiving support from her son's father and his sister, family, and friends, but said Jordan has been the biggest help of all. She noted that since the incident happened Jordan hasn't left her side and instantly took on the duties of a home nurse as he'll get her extra blankets, and assist her with daily tasks. 

Free said Jordan listened well to directions from the paramedics and they even gave him a stuffed animal named 'Paramedic Pete' for his bravery. She said she used to call him her 'little man', but now she calls him her 'little hero'.