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| Kaylin is embarrassed by her newest accessory. I think her striped cast is cool! |
Saturday night, less than an hour after returning from our homeschool convention, Mike sat down to read the Bible to the kids before bed and Kaylin came tumbling off the bunk bed ladder. She only fell about three feet, but the doctor suspects that she hyper-extended her arm to brace the fall. It didn't seem that big of a deal until I laid beside her in bed to calm her down and noticed that her elbow looked funny. X-rays revealed that it's broken.
She's been in pretty good spirits about it since the pain started going away on Monday. She's gotten used to eating with her left hand, going to the bathroom with only one arm, even coloring with her non-writing hand. But we're officially taking a break from tumbling and she will not be swimming anytime soon. (*sigh*)
We were very thankful that she didn't need surgery, since that was a concern at the Urgent Care after the accident. Plus, they're able take the cast off before her birthday on the 15th, which was her biggest fear: She longed to be cast-free before her birthday party. (which I can now officially plan now that we've scheduled the removal date)
Our clumsy little family is obviously going to need a preferred client frequency card with the Orthopedic Surgeon. Because seriously, I'd like to get our next cast free, please! We're still paying off Ryan's cast from October when Mike was in between jobs for two weeks.
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| October 2011 - Ryan's broken arm (fell off his bike) |
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| February 2012 - Jason's recovering thumb (slammed it in the front door and it required surgery) |
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| July 2011 - Kaylin's last attempt at injury (fell in new shoes in the grocery store parking lot) - her wrist was slightly fractured, so they just put her in a sling until it healed. |
I'm seeing a great scrapbook layout theme here. Is that wrong? I need to find humor in here somewhere, because we're out of money in our HSA and every penny of this accident is coming out of savings. Here's hoping that money tree in the backyard starts growing ASAP!!!
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I don't mean to get on a political soapbox and start a heated debate here, but these are the situations where having nationalized healthcare that includes free coverage for all children up to 18 is an absolute Godsend! I'm sorry, I know it's a hugely controversial debate back in the Motherland right now, I'm just speaking from the experience of a mom-of-little-ones who's actually LIVED with this kind of healthcare system for 12 years now. It may have its drawbacks, but not having to worry about your children being taken care of is soooooo worth it!
I'm so glad to hear Kaylin will get to celebrate her birthday cast-free, and you're absolutely right about finding the humor. I think a scrapbook theme here is fantastic! But then, I'm also the mom who takes videos of her children throwing tantrums, so maybe I'm not the best judge. ;-)
Much love to you all!
xoxoxoxoxooxox
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