We had a plan for Thanksgiving. Since we were going to drive hours north to see my grandma and my aunt and uncle my mom came up with the idea that she and I would drive together earlier in the day on Wednesday and then my dad and Justin would follow when they were done with work. That would allow us to get the kids settled in at a reasonable time and hopefully make the trip a little less painful for them.
We were going to leave from church after my mom had a rehearsal at 10 am. However, during the rehearsal when Madelyn was playing in the sanctuary, she fell from some risers. After trying to console her and her protests that her arm really hurt I decided that she needed to be seen. I called Justin and he got her an appointment to see a pediatric orthopedic doctor at the same hospital that he is working at on this rotation. Madelyn was a trooper and we were able to get her mind off of the pain by distracting her with shows that she likes while waiting for the appointment. The x-rays showed that she did have a hairline fracture right above her elbow, which we learned is common in children her age when they try to break a fall with their arm. Madelyn cried most of the time that we were there until one of the nurses brought her a container of toys and she was left alone for a while. When she wasn't thinking about how much her arm hurt she was doing really well.
After they got her in a cast we realized that there was no way we were going to be able to get her back in her shirt. I would guess that we aren't the first parents to have this dilemma - they said "no problem" and brought us a hospital gown to bring her home in. After a quick conference to decide if we were still going to make the trip we decided to go ahead. I went back home to pick up my mom and Evan and we hit the road about 5:30 pm (only 6 and a half hours behind scheduled). With Tylenol to help the pain and some distractions on the ipad for Madelyn we finally made it it Fosston a little before midnight.
On Thursday we visited my Grandma in the nursing home and then headed out to my aunt Judy's for a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner. Friday we made it home. Madelyn is adapting well to her cast and doing things one-handed. She gets frustrated with some things, but overall she is pretty resilient
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| Madelyn sporting her cast |
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| Aubrey performed an important function as lap dog |
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| Evan and his great grandmother |
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| Doing a 60 piece puzzle... seems a little ambitious |
1 comment:
Bummer about Madelyn's arm, but glad you had a good Thanksgiving anyway!
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