Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Yet Another Broken Bone

We have not had the best of luck. In the past 2 years, Daniel and I have had four broken bones and a sprained ankle. This time, it is a broken ankle for Daniel. We should probably start taking some calcium supplements.



Three weeks ago, Daniel was on a hike with the Scouts, slipped, and caught his leg underneath himself. He hobbled off the mountain, our much-anticipated trip to the temple was put on hold, and we began the whole process of: Doctor #1, X-Rays, boot, Doctor #2, X-Rays, cast, X-Rays, CAT Scan, Doctor #3, X-Rays, cast. Whew!



He is pretty lucky because we got him an awesome knee scooter. I am jealous, but Boeing is just too big to navigate on crutches.

(See his cast peeking out?)

This injury has brought a lot of changes. The biggest change is that Will and I now have to drive Daniel to and from Renton twice a day (because it is his driving foot that is broken). Thankfully, with Daniel's current work schedule we are able to miss traffic. This means that we are only spending 3 hours in the car each day instead of 5 hours. Will has been a trooper. He really has done so much better than I expected!


2 comments:

Stephanie said...

You would think there could be some sort of HR work that could be done at home huh? So sorry you have had such rotten luck...the drive to renton is a pain!

The Broderick Family Blog said...

Oh man! I'm sorry Daniel is out of commission but I'm even sorrier that you have to drive him to work every day. I guess when he is better you will have a lot more time on your hands to play this summer. Hang in there!