Showing posts with label broken bones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label broken bones. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Day One Hundred Thirty Seven 2012













Grandson Elijah has been diagnosed with Kohler's Disease, which is caused when the navicular bone temporarily loses its blood supply. As a result,tissue in the bone dies and the bone collapses. Here is a link that explains this condition:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6hler_disease

He received a cool camo cast and a good prognosis from the orthopedic doc this morning. He is going to wear the cast for two weeks and then maybe a boot for a while.








This is the last full week of school, which is a good thing especially for him. He'll be going back to school tomorrow to show off his way cool camo cast.

He's getting better with those crutches, but he still needs some help. He can't put any weight on that injured foot, and even his other foot is at risk. The x-rays showed that his uninjured foot also has the same lack of bone density in the same bone. Today, since Granny was out of Bomb Pops and Drumsticks, Elijah, granddaughter Shelby and niece Julia headed to the DQ for some tasty frozen treats. Please continue to keep Elijah in your prayers for a speedy and complete recovery!
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Wishing my daughter Kelly and her husband Kerry a very happy 4th anniversary! Hard to believe it's already been 4 years since that beautiful wedding on the beach in Destin, Florida. God bless you both with many more happy anniversaries to come! I love you!!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Day One Hundred Thirty Six 2012












This was yesterday after grandson Elijah had his foot x-rayed for broken bones. (Saturday afternoon, he was jumping over a big bouncy ball in his back yard with no shoes on and landed hard on the toes of his right foot. Major hurt!) He was trying hard to maneuver on his crutches in these pictures. Today, he went to school, not wanting to, because he was afraid the kids would point and stare and laugh at him. Well, they did stare for a bit, but they didn't laugh. Instead, they rallied around him, helping him get through his day on crutches. He even got to ride in the school elevator. His x-rays showed some fracturing in the Cuneiform bone--that large bone in the big toe. He's headed to the orthopedic doctor in the morning for more x-rays to determine if there are other, more serious problems with his bones in that foot. Keep him in your prayers for a positive prognosis!