Brook

About Brook's trampoline accident... she was not jumping on the darn thing when she hurt herself. She had been sitting on it and was getting off. Instead of flipping over on her belly and sliding off she came off front facing. She slipped on the wet grass and somehow 1 hand got caught and down she went and landed on her elbow then she landed on her back with her arm underneath her. 

update

I spoke with the surgeon this morning. He was looking at her x-rays as we spoke ( the miracles of digital and computers!) He said that her elbow was much to swollen and that he wanted to see her on Wednesday. He did not say that she would have surgery, so it is possible that she will just have to be in a cast. I will find out more at that time. In the meantime the poor thing is in a lot of pain. She is hurting more with this than she did when she broke both wrists LAST summer. I am not sure if I told you, she broke her elbow in 3 or 4 places. 3 places for sure with a 4th as as a possibility.  She is a real trouper. She has already asked if she will be able to continue her Tae Kwon Do! Her pain meds are knocking her out. They gave her tylenol with codeine. I am so glad that I did not have to insist on a stronger pain medicine. Sometimes they are reluctant to give a child strong enough medicine for pain. Oh yes, it is her left elbow and she is right handed.

One thing that is sad is that we just bought a new pool! She does not know it yet. We will wait and put it up after the cast comes off. No sense in torturing her!

 

Brook

I just got home from the emergency room with Brook. She slipped and fell off a trampoline yesterday evening while over at a friend's house. She will be having surgery some time in the next 2 days. She broke her elbow in several places. Another summer in a cast for her. I will post more later. I need sleep. I have been up for over 24 hours and have to get going again in about 3 hours.