A Cheerful Goodbye
I am happy to report that after 6 very long weeks, Kiki’s cast has finally come off!! I took her Friday morning to the doctor and after reviewing her x-rays, he decided to remove the cumbersome plaster. She was a champ as they cut it off with the cast saw. I think she was in shock when she saw her arm afterward. She asked me if the kids at school were going to make fun of her once they laid eyes upon her arm. “Probably, hon, because kids are downright mean!.” “No, honey, I don’t think they’ll make fun of you.” I said.
She is in a splint for the next 2 weeks. This is nice though because it is removable. Although the doctor wants her in it the majority of these 2 weeks, she can take it off to shower and to sleep. We’ll go back in four weeks for our final visit (hopefully).
She is restricted from any real physical activity for the next 4 weeks which means no gym class. It also means I have to hold off on signing her up for the gymnastics class she wants to take. I do feel bad for her because she is just so ready for things to return to normal. We’re getting there, it’s just a SLOW process.
And of course I drop her off at school on Friday after her appointment and about 2 hours later the school nurse calls me to tell me that Kiki’s arm was bumped at recess. She was fine but the nurse just wanted to give me a heads up. Then the nurse says to me, “Isn’t this the girl who got stung by a bee at the orientation?’ Yep, that would be her! “She’s having a tough time so far,” replies the nurse. Ya think?? But it’s getting better, slowly but surely.
Thanks to everyone who has sent Kiki prayers and kind words throughout this whole broken arm debacle. It’s nice to know that there are so many caring people not only in our community but in the blogosphere as well!

























