A few weeks ago the kids were particularly energetic after church. I went to go take a nap and Adrian sent them all out to the backyard to run around.
Not long after I hear Colin crying. It's nothing out of the ordinary- Colin can be rough & tumble one minute, then really emotional the next. I guess they were playing football and he landed right on his shoulder. I was still resting and Adrian was taking care of it, so I tried to go back to sleep. About 30 minutes later I lost the battle with my nap so I got up and noticed Colin was sitting very still in the office by Adrian. OK, now that's not normal! He was really favoring his shoulder and Adrian thought he might have dislocated it. Together we got Colin's shirt off and with just one look we both knew something was wrong here! So Adrian took him to the Urgent Care clinic nearby.
By the time they were there and being seen, all that crying had worn Colin out and he fell asleep. The dr came in and she and Adrian talked about what happened. She touched Colin's chest near his shoulder just once and in an instant he was AWAKE and crying out in pain! An x-ray revealed he'd actually broken his collarbone!
He had to wear a sling with a wrap for a couple weeks, but now he seems fine. Crazy kid! We go back next week for another X-ray to verify its healed correctly. Can I tell you, it will be a miracle if that bone is in the right place. Getting Colin to sit still for 2 weeks was darn near impossible!
So there it is- our family's first broken bone! It was only the 2nd time we've ever had to take a kid to urgent care too. I'm sure it won't be the last!
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