A purple cast hasn’t slowed her down too much!

Addison, who is now six, broke her arm while playing at the playground. Shannon was there when it happened but did not see her fall. Addison reportedly was sliding down a handrail and fell backwards – landing on her hand. It cleanly broke one of the bones in her right forearm just below the wrist – confirmed a few hours later at the doctors office by this x-ray:

Getting the bone reset was no fun but Addison has handled it like a trooper. Thankfully she is left handed so her schoolwork and other activities were minimally impacted.

Her cast is off now and she has full use of her arm. We’re grateful she’s experienced little pain since the first couple of days after the break.

Praise the Lord for her follow up appointment with the orthopedic pediatric doctor last week. There was a hairline fracture in the bone adjacent to the one she broke cleanly. This small “crack” needed to heal properly since it was very close to a growth plate at the base of her wrist. The doctor said it could sometimes cause problems for growing children. As the doctor looked over the x-rays this time, the hairline crack clearly was not there. He had forgotten about it and when I pointed out where it was last time he said, “well there’s no sign of it now!” He said he does not need to see Addison again. Thank the Good Physician.