At the end of our vacation in OR, Ethan collided with a corner of a wall. It was our first take a kid to emergency room, which I think is pretty amazing considering the kid years we have under our belts. The next day he was very proud of his bandage and hospital tag. He was very brave when getting the stitches, not a peep. :)
As an update, we now have our first broken bone with Kelsey's broken back. Hopefully this isn't a trend.
Nathan
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Oh wow. First stitches! Sounds like a tough kid!
And what is this about Kelsey's BACK being broken????
Was the back a trip to the emergency room also?
I have such 'fond' memories of Heidi's many trips to the ER. And Jacob's Christmas eve trip that I made with Heidi is not at the top of my list either for fun times. Heidi was always a sport though. Jake was not.
Do hope Kelsey's back heals quickly!
Kelsey can be a bit of a whiner about pain, so we weren't too worried when she said she hurt her back. She complained quite a bit about it over the following days, but still did a lot of gymnastics (but less than normal). We were very surprised when the dr said she had broked L5 or something like that. She is out for a couple of months and is wearing a very attractive brace that looks like a girdle on steroids.
A girdle on steroids - what a discription! Our prayers are with her.
And Ethan was so brave when he had the stitches - great job for a four year old.
Oh my, YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is HARD stuff for a Gramma to handle!
Yes, considering all your "Kid years", yes, a 1st trip to ER was amazing indeed! Ethan was a real trooper, wasn't he?!
Kelsey called on Skype to show us her brace! I am flabbergasted by her injury!! She said it was a common one for gymnasts which didn't "comfort" me a bit! :-p
Did the Dr. suggest more calcium in her diet, re her not being a milk drinker? I have recent a GOOD article about that from the paper I'll send after Darc returns it. VERY informative. I remember Annette was on calcium supplements even as a teen - don't know when she started them, but it may save her a lot of grief in her "mature" years. While only in her 60's yet, Gramma Jeanne's vertebrae used to fracture from just sitting on hard places too long - astonished me to learn that & it was one reason they gave up travel early. Sorry to "go on" here, but YIKES!!!
just for the record, my back is not the first broken bone. i fractured my ankle two years ago
I thought about that, Kelsey too, thankfully it healed well! How are you doing now?! Bet its HARD to not be able tod o what you've been used to in the gym & on cheer too.
Love, Gramma
it is hard to do nothing. and i just realized that i have that same hospital bracelet as ethan. i saved it cuz it was so pretty
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