Update on Sam

So three weeks ago, Sam was going down the slide with my sister and his leg got caught somehow, and my sister said that she heard it pop. So, he was crying pretty bad, but there was no swelling, or bruising, or anything for that matter. I thought maybe it was just dislocated or something. So I took him to my husbands Aunt Amy (who is a nurse and also teaches nursing at the college) and asked her opinion. She told me that because he wouldn't stand on it probably indicates that something was wrong. So I ended up going to the ER. Honestly though, I didn't believe it was broken or anything. I just expected a dislocation or something. But Sam got a couple xrays and we then found out that it was broken. They had a fancy name for it, "Non-displaced Tibular Fracture) but in simple terms, for me, its broke. I was like WHAT?? This kids future is not looking bright. I don't really know exactly what happened on the slide to make it break, but nevertheless it was broken. They put him in a splint, and told me to make an appointment so that he could get a cast.  So a week later, that is what we did. But today (hopefully!!!!) he will be getting his cast off :) three weeks with a cast is pretty good, I think anyways. It was a clean break, meaning that the bone broke all the way through, but it didn't move, making for a pretty fast recovery. But that is the update on Sam. I am looking forward to no more hospital visits for a while...

                                                            Sams splint.

                                                       Sams cast.