This is Nic. Nic went rollerskating with his class on Monday, fell a few times and complained of ankle pain. (First sign something was wrong) Tuesday, Nic woke up with a black and swollen ankle so off to the doctor we went. Xrays taken, no break just a bad sprain. Into an aircast he went and off we went to 8th grade graduation and the dance afterward. Ring, ring... phone call from the Radiologist telling me that Nicolas has broken his Fibula and needs to come to UW Children's hospital for treatment. Possibly surgery... ugh! Off we go and luckily, no surgery needed but this fracture is a "no weight bearing" type of injury - try explaining that to a kid with a cognitive delay, a high pain tolerance and no ability to work crutches. I finally convinced the Nurse that he HAD to have a walking type cast... after all tomorrow is the last day of school and Nic has daycare and all his camps... no water, no swimming... what am I going to do. Thank you, Heavenly Father for having so much faith in my ability to cope with stress, but could you please give me a vacation from my life??? Just a month or two with no crisis, no problems, no stress, no tears - please??On a better note, Nic graduated middle school last night and was given an award for making Honor Roll and also a special achievement award to recognize his growth... I cried like a baby. I'm so proud of him... he is one of the best things I have done with my life.
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