Posts Tagged With: cast
A Year Since Derek Was Hit By A Car
A year ago today, our son was hit by a car, and our lives changed in a very drastic and dramatic way. I had put Ashley down for her afternoon nap, and piled Jason and Derek into the car to go pick up Troy from preschool. Jason didn’t work that day, so he was home [...]
An Accident Can Happen At Any Time…A Mother’s Reflection
I am not sure where this came from or why it came, but as I was sitting down to write, I had an overwhelming feeling of fear and helplessness. I guess I am still not over Derek’s accident. I may not ever be. I know everything turned out to be relatively alright in the end, [...]
Last Doctor Visit! Is It All Over??
This afternoon we had another doctor visit. Actually we had two, but it was in the same office at the same time, just with two doctors. She tried to charge me two copays, but that didn’t fly…I only paid one. Good Lord…anyway… The first doc is the one that we have seen the most often. [...]
Follow-Up Appointment For Derek’s Foot and Broken Leg
We had an appointment with the doc today at 2:15. W actually got there before our scheduled time, so I informed the woman at the desk that there needs to be a marching band, cake, and some balloons there waiting for us. I think she considered sending me to Psych. Anyway, we got in and [...]
The Cast is Off!
I trekked all four kids to the hospital again today. It was like every other time. We got there late, we sat in the waiting room for a short time, and then we went into the casting room. The nurse came in, removed the cast with the loud machine (Derek didn’t cry at all this [...]
Not the Best Doctor Visit Today
We seem to live in the orthopedic’s office these days. We went in again today for what was supposed to be a routine cast change and wound cleaning. While we were in the waiting room, the doc saw us there and asked how we were doing. We weren’t supposed to see him today, just his [...]
Derek is Improving, But Slowly
After dodging trains, red lights, and traffic, Derek and I eventually made it to the hospital for what we hoped would be his last appointment for the next 5 weeks since he seems to be improving. After we got there, we got right in. The nurse took the cast off using the loud cutting machine, [...]
Memorial Day, Cub Scouts, and Hospital Visits
I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day! Ours was fun. Unfortunately, the veteran in our family, my husband, had to work last night, so we had to attend our get-together without him. We never forgot him or his service, though. We had a great time! We met friends at Monkey Bizness in the afternoon [...]
I saw Derek’s Wound Today
That darn wound vac was beeping again. I cleaned out the valves again, worked out any kinks in the hose, and still it kept beeping. The screen said it was either blocked or full. I could see it wasn’t full, so I just had to find the blockage and clean it out. But this was [...]
We Got the Skin Graft…Right??
Hi all! So sorry to take so long to post again. It has been a crazy week. Much crazier than usual, I must add. That being said, Derek DID have his 6th surgery on Monday. He went to get the skin graft, so I was very excited. You see, this skin graft is his last [...]
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