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Yesterday I received a call about 4:15 in the afternoon from the boy’s after care program. He apparently had taken a flying leap off of a playground structure – no doubt pretending to be a character from Star Wars – and ended up in a heap on the ground, landing incorrectly on his wrist.
So, I picked him up and took him for an x-ray, just to be on the safe side. As you can see, he wasn’t all that happy, but he wasn’t all that distraught either, which made me think that it wasn’t broken. But….he was doing that whole protective thing where he would hold the damaged wrist with his good hand to stabilize it. So. X-rays were a must. Just for my peace of mind.
Verdict: He has a slight break in one of the bones, and has to wear a splint for the next three weeks.
He’s been a champ through it so far :-} I’m thankful it wasn’t worse than it is. Boys will be boys, so broken bones and scraped knees are to be expected. It’s one of their more charming {if a bit expensive} qualities :-}
From Herbert Hoover:
“You can absolutely rely on a boy if you know what to expect. A boy is Nature’s answer to false belief that there is no such thing as perpetual motion. A boy can run like a deer, swim like a fish, climb like a squirrel, balk like a mule, bellow like a bull, eat like a pig, or act like a jackass, according to climatic conditions. The world is so full of boys that it’s impossible to touch off a fire cracker, strike up a band, or pitch a ball without collecting a thousand of them. Boys are no ornamental; they’re useful. If it were not for boys, the newspapers would go undelivered and unread and a hundred thousand picture shows would go bankrupt. The boy is a natural spectator; he watches parades, fires, fights, football games, automobiles and planes with equal fervor. However, he will not watch a clock. A boy is a piece of skin stretched over an appetite. However, he eats only when he’s awake. Boys imitate their Dads in spite of all efforts to teach them good manners. Boys are very durable. A boy if not washed too often and if kept in a cool quiet place after each accident, will survive broken bones, hornets nests, swimming holes and five helpings of pie. Boys love to trade things. They’ll trade fish hooks, marbles, broken knives and snakes for anything that is priceless or worthless.”
Oh no, poor wee lad! He must have got a bit of a fright – and so must you! Love Hoover’s description of boys, particularly the “perpetual motion” bit. Oh boy do I know about THAT! :-/
The next day he was swinging on the monkey bars at school…so I think he’s fine :-}