The Accident

Its funny how one day you will say this is going to be a great week and then the next day tragedy strikes.  Thats what happened to us and the tragedy was Kades arm.  Tuesday morning I had my friend Lisa over to do an exercise video. As I was getting the kids situated Kade came dashing into the room, tripped and fell. He then proceeded to start flaying about and screaming.  I didnt see exactly what had happed but I figured he had hit his funny bone.  So I layed him in bed, got him some ice for his arm, and went back to finish my workout.  When I came back to check on him his arm was swollen, and he was still in a lot of pain and didnt want me to touch him.  Thats when I knew he needed to go into the E.R.  Turns out Kade had a supracondyular fracture just above his elbow.  The first diagnosis was that he would have to have surgery and get pins in his bone to hold it in place.  But after a second round of painful x-rays they decided to put the bone back in place and put a cast on it.  They gave Kade some sort of morphine like drug and  at this point I decided I didnt want to hear the screams of my child in pain so I went down the hall while they set the bone.  I guess I didnt go far enough because I heard Kade screaming anyway and it was gut wrenching.  So after 8 hours in various Drs. offices Kade now has a plaster cast up to his shoulder and will definetly not be enjoying Thanksgiving.  I will get to go back in a week where Kade will hopefully receive a good checkup and get to pick out a his favorite color of  fiberglass cast.  I ask that friends and family hold him in their prayers that his arm heals well.  (Pictures of the hospital visit will be coming soon)