Hole Challenges

.... well, this time, it's just a hand splint to correct a bad jammed right ring finger knuckle! A hole jumped right up in front of the youngest in the old gym today, and the cement wall provided the impact! God bless our GP, he's a precious soul, and didn't say, "What now?" when he came in the room..... although, I must confess, those words were on the tip of my tongue..... I'm thinking a full body cast until she's 17 would work!

Will it ever end?

Well, been a little busy around these parts.... Our life could definitely be described as a series of unfortunate events..... Between work, ballgames, and trips to the emergency room, we've not had time to sit down! The oldest took a fall at work on Wednesday... her knee is healing nicely.... the youngest had a collision on the ball field at Clements on Saturday.... it was quite a show... she was doing her best to avoid the significantly smaller player in the baseline that was attempting to catch her fly ball... laws of motion won that battle!

Praise the Lord, after getting her previously casted foot checked out and X-rayed at the ER, diagnosis was bad sprain, but no fracture seen; with the help of some crutches for a few days (hence the picture) she's good to go! She maneuvers quite well with them.... and Praise the Lord for friends that have crutches... sorry they had a reason to have them.... but saved us one more expense, of which we are so thankful!

Praise Report and a little Funny to boot!

Mom's blood sugars have been near the 150's for the last couple of readings, so we're still praying that she's turned a corner away from "sugarland!"  Please continue to keep her in your prayers...

As you all might remember, the  youngest daughter broke big toe/foot and was in a bright pink cast in Jan/feb.... then mom fractured her hip 2 weeks ago. then last week, the youngest dd broke her arm/elbow and is now in another cast... it's a pretty blue.... WELL.... my best friend, Marie, called me Thursday morning at work about 1 am and said, "what color is the E's new cast?.... because they're almost finished with me down here in the ER... I broke my right wrist in 2 places and I go to get my cast tomorrow, but I wanted us to match!"

Presently... it's getting scary to be associated with my family! BUT, for the funny kicker.... The oldest daughter is singing a solo at church this Sunday, she's been preparing and practicing for a few weeks now.... guess what the title of the song is?

"BROKEN"  

Marie said to tell her to choose a song with "Healed" or "Millionaire" in the title next time!  

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3

Fracture times 2!

Well... I'll update more tomorrow, but in a nutshell, while I lay sleeping the 4 hours of sleep I got on Wed after working Tues night, I had 8 messages (about 2 different situations) before I got up...... 

1. The youngest (who got her pink leg cast off her foot last week) had a friend that fell on her in the cafeteria at school and she fractured her arm/elbow, and her precious step mom (i'm serious, I love her) went ahead and took her to the orthopedic doctor and now she's got a pretty blue cast up to her armpit and down to her fingers on her right hand.

2. and... from my dad from the hospital with mom.... "well, the pulmonologist was consulted (because they couldn't get mom off 02 and she kept having a fever) and he came in and said all her tests looked good, she must just run a low sat, and pulled her off oxygen. (still not treating any of her signs and symptoms of infection despite our pleading, and when they took her off her oxygen, they took her off the monitor, too.) OH, and btw, the good rehab center we were sending you to doesn't have a bed, now, so you can just take her by private car to a nursing home in your home town.... we'll call them some orders....) 

THEN, on my way to work, they arrive at the nursing home, mother's 02 sat is 82 (very low), they put her on 02, didn't have ANY orders other than a report that she didn't need 02, and they ordered that she needed antibiotics. WE COULDN'T GET ANTIBIOTICS OUT OF THEM FOR ANYTHING WHILE SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED! 

Don't worry, I'm takin' notes.... and when I get caught up there will be a meeting to attend to..... heading back up there in a minute to spend the night on a fold up cot by her bed.... she looks 100% better after 3 doses of antibiotics, no more fever, been doin' 02 sat checks and she's running mid 90's so far on room air. Will update you more soon, not out of woods yet.... please keep everybody in your prayers......

Casting Call!

....and I'm not talking about trying out for the leading role in a play!  You know how, as parents, unless there's lots of blood and/or disfigurement, we tend to want to believe it's not broken?  Well.... we'll be re-thinking that around our house!  

After a minor trip-up in the kitchen by the family pet (the hyper boston terrier, of course) our youngest daughter realized that the dog won this round!  A couple of fractures near the growth plates in/around the great toe/foot was the diagnosis and a hot pink cast was ordered right up!  

The youngest daughter gives it a thumbs up for style, but function scores a resounding thumbs down.... hopefully, with a few weeks of immobilization, we'll be able to start softball without a hitch!