Possible Damage to Display/Screen following a dropped Macbook - Help!

We have a 13-inch, 1st generation MacBook (purchased around May '06) which has survived a few minor drops relatively unscathed. This evening, our one-year old pushed the Macbook off of our bed (about a 2 1/2 - 3 foot drop) onto the stained concrete floor. Houston, we have a problem.
The computer itself seems to be behaving normally, except the display/screen will not remain on for more than approximately 2 seconds after it is restarted or comes out of sleep mode.
From what I can tell from looking at the screen in that 2 seconds, the actual display does not seem to be damaged (no lines, cracks, etc.); it looks fine...for two seconds. Then, fade to black. The only issue seems to be the display turns itself off when the Macbook wakes up or is powered on. Which would lead me to believe the problem is not that the display is damaged, but whatever controls when the screen is turned on/off was messed up by the fall. (Just an uneducated guess.)
Can anyone offer some advice/information/opinion as to what we may be looking at in the way of repairs ($$$), or if this is something someone else has experienced and may know of a quick fix?
Any and all information is appreciated.
Thanks.

Hi Candace,
Thank you very much for the suggestion. I tried it out and it
worked. Now I want to retieve that image stored in the database
using the same form by executing a query. What would be the code
for the when-button-pressed trigger. When I give a select
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