Today, we went to kindergarten orientation at the school. Grant got to meet his teacher, spend some time in his classroom, and get a feel for what school will be like. It was great. He was happy. I only shed a tear or two as he walked away from me, then I was happy too.
Afterwards, he raced out to the playground with Jack and Olivia. A little while later, Olivia came running and told me Grant had fallen and was screaming and couldn't move his arm.
We spent 4 long hours in the ER.
Grant was not a very happy camper, but was super cooperative, even in a ton of pain.
X-rays showed he has a broken humerus...which really isn't humorous at all. The ER doc set his arm in a temporary splint and sent us on our way.
We got in to see an orthopedic specialist this afternoon. Because of the location and severity of the fracture, Grant will need surgery to place pins in the bones to help it heal properly. We are scheduled for 5pm tomorrow.
I know I wished that he wasn't heading off to kindergarten quite yet, but this really wasn't what I had in mind!
4 comments:
Oh that is so sad! I hope he's not in too much pain. At least his cast should make him pretty popular around kindergarten. And no, not one bit humorus!
Oh my gosh, you poor thing! And poor little Grant!
That's exactly what I thought when I heard, "that's one way to not start kindergarten!" Good luck tomorrow!
4 hours in the ER sounds like hell. AND Surgery?!! Ahh! That's awful. I hope he's up and running and falling off stuff again soon. =o) Poor guy. Not the best way to start off the school year, but at least he didn't do it in the beginning of the summer - he wouldn't have been able to swim like a champ if he had.
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