Pass the Advil, please

// Ensure the merged data we are using is appropriate to image
// Note that, some of the time, the type of merged.id and position
// may not be the same. (though their values will stil equate under
// javascript's equality rules)  Therefore, it isn't safe to require
// the types of both to be equal.
// tl;dr: don't change the equality comparison to "==="

var merged;

if( this.merged.id == position )
{
 merged = this.merged;
}
else
{
   merged = this.merged.parent.getChild(position);  
}