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| Chloe with her new cast on, it was still warm at this point. They heat the Exos splint for fractures then form it to her arm. She can only take it off during showers. I can tell you as of Sunday night and it being on just 5 days it stinks to high heaven (and she hasn't been sweating either). I can't imagine what a cast would smell like after 4-6 weeks, this one is already pretty tough to be in the room with :) |
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| We took an Xray at the vet clinic first thinking it was just a sprain but here you can see the break in her ulna bone and a fracture in her radius |
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| This is what sledding Skeleton Style looks like...looks really safe doesn't it? They have a helmet on Jackie...:) |
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| Meme gets a shout out for sending her a bouquet of balloons and chocolates!!! She had some very sweet cards too! |
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| I took a photo of her at Dr. Guinn's office, her orthopedic doctor. You can still see the bump on her head from the tree that stopped her sled before her arm came down. This photo shows her Justin Timberlake T-shirt at a great angle!! |
Yep, Chloe's first broken arm happened Monday during the 2 inches of ice and 2 inches of snow we got the day of the Little Rock Half Marathon. Chloe wanted her dad to pull her down to the Birdeye Store on his childhood sled to take photos in the snow since school was out. They ended up following Whit to the APAC hill 1/4 mile behind Martin and Kara's house. She and Whit were doing the Olympic Bobsled move called the Skeleton, which is head first on your stomach. In the Olympics they use new sleds that can be turned and wear helmets and gloves...well after many fast runs down the hill and across Hwy 163, Chloe went down and off into the ditch. A tree and her head collided first then she put her hand down to stop the sled and broke her right arm. Needless to say we are so thankful she didn't break it in the growth plate or crush it and need surgery and pins. A cast is a great thing in lieu of anything major.
Chloe's now 4 weeks away from the Benchmark Tests and cannot write her name. Her teachers and counselors and the school nurse have been very sweet to her. She's has to have someone carry her backpack and have help to do school work and tests. She was excited about joining the 7th grade track team which starts track tomorrow. Coach Sherland said that she could help the team with scoring and Coach Whitaker at the junior high said she could run track. We'll see about that, we have a follow-up appointment with her orthopedic doctor on Friday. I was totally fired up about Chloe's piano recital last Friday, which she obviously can't do. She'd been working on her difficult piece for about 3 months, having it memorized for Junior Music Club. Looks like we'll have to hope she doesn't get too rusty and will be able to perform at May's recital. We hope the 4-6 weeks will be no more than 4!
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| Chloe's right hand may make some "F's" this semester... I can hardly read this! |
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