Victim of the Monkey Bars

The Monkey Bars claimed it's latest victim, and that victim is Brielle.

Last Friday, Chris and I got a call from the school saying that Brielle had been hurt and we needed to come get her.  After assessing her injuries (not having been medically trained), we felt that it was probably just a bad sprain and opted not to take her for x-rays.  These decisions are tough, you know, when you don't have health insurance.

I'm not going to point fingers at anyone, but this mother did think she should be looked at on Saturday after she wasn't able to compete in the ASTA Violin Recital over the weekend.  But I was over-ruled.

Monday, it became obvious that this girl needed to be looked at by a medical professional, so we picked her up from school and took her to the local medical clinic.

It's broken.  And not just broken... it's broken near the growth plate in her wrist, with other hair line cracks around it.  The brace you see in the picture is only a temporary case until she can see an Orthopedic Specialist.  He'll determine whether or not she'll need surgery and put her in a more protective cast.  We go tomorrow.

Lucky for Chris, he's had plenty of practice helping out with broken right arms (mine), so he comes in handy when it's time to do homework, get dressed, help with hair, packing a lunch and other random things that will require some assistance.  He should consider adding "care-giver to those with broken right arms" to his resume.  Who knows, it might help?