It's only appropriate that the initial post on our blog be about Zach and his broken arms. Yes, both arms were broken Monday June 16. Zach + three other 13 year old boys + trampoline = trouble. After being double or triple bounced (we're not sure) and taking an exciting flight across his friend's backyard, Zach ended up on the ground with some injuries.
He landed in the sitting position with his arms behind him. His right arm just has a buckle fracture on the wrist, but his left arm broke through both bones about where you would wear a watch. You can kind of see the break in this photo of the xray.
They weren't sure if his left elbow was broken or not, but it was hurting him so they casted it up as far as his bicep. He was in a lot of pain the first few days. Allie stayed with him around the clock for a few days to help care for him. Once the swelling started to go down the pain lessened a bit, too. A week later he went in for the real casts. He chose BYU blue, of course.
The casts are waterproof (boy have we come a long way since heavy plaster casts) and he should be able to do most of the stuff at Scout Camp that he'd normally do. He's relieved that at least now we don't have to brush his teeth and feed him and dress him and bathe him and help him use the bathroom anymore!!![My cell phone is so handy when it comes to taking pictures!]
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Kirsten, I hope for your sake you have great insurance - your kids seem to need it!
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