Touch A Truck And A Tumble

Last weekend, Edward and Opa took The Ducklings to Touch A Truck, an event they enjoyed last year.  However, we did learn from our previous experience, and in order to avoid withering in long lines in the heat, they went later in the afternoon.  Evelyn wasn't in her finest form, but the boys marveled at the BookMobile, the hospital truck and, of course, the fire engine.  In a twist of fate, Keith's Car Show nemesis, the cat, was also there. This time, Keith chose to ignore it, so pandemonium and a quick retreat were avoided.

 

The following day, Monday, Evelyn and the boys were at the park with Myriam and I drove over to pick them up so we wouldn't be late for our afternoon school-readiness program, Backpack Adventures.  Evelyn and I were chatting while walking to the car when she stumbled going down a small incline.  She tried to break her fall with her right hand, and ended up breaking her arm.   I could tell immediately that there was something wrong, due to the odd angle of her elbow... and the amount of screaming that ensued.  My kids are pretty rough and tumble and I've seen them walk away unscathed and unfazed from some pretty big dust-ups.  But this time, Evelyn was in a lot of pain.  

I took her to the ER at the closest hospital, and an x-ray appeared to show a fracture of her ulna.  They casted and bandaged her arm, and after a few restless nights and some rather serious swelling of her affected hand, Edward took her to the ER at the Children's Hospital.  After examining her x-rays, they thought she actually had a buckle fracture of her radial bone.  Regardless, they broke part of her cast to shorten it, and re-bandaged her arm.  The swelling is much better, and we will have another series of appointments on Monday, as well as another x-ray.  Apparently, it is easier to tell what was broken after the bone has started to heal, as signs of a healing bone are more obvious than the initial break in some cases.  Luckily, the treatment is the same for both injuries.  I'm hoping it won't be on for the 6-8 weeks we were told, initially!

Evelyn with her first cast, and my sorry attempt at a cute sling.  It did work, though, to ease some of the weight of the plaster cast.