ok ... I'm in a rush here , i'm counting down towards the holiday. But this holiday will be a very slow one: Lauran broke her leg, more specifically her shinbon.
My god i never felt so bad the last for such a long long time. They say that if your own kid is in pain, you as a parent feel the pain in quadrupple ... well i felt bad , she had to stay more than a week in the sofa with an open plaster to let the swelling go away. On Monday she received her fixed plaster cast, but it is coming almost to the hip and her leg is bend. On top of it she is not allowed to walk on the plaster cast for the coming 5 weeks ....
If any of you have some good advice on what we can do to make her life easier and make her smile again : advice is welcome.
The plans for hiking in Scotland or biking in Normandy are off, it is sunny Mechelen we are aiming for.
Happy travels my friends
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:-(
When I broke my leg snowboarding (the only breakage I have ever had) I found the best thing was wine (not sure how old she is)...
One piece of advice - when I was on crutches I adopted the habit of jumping around on one leg because it was quicker. This had BAAAAAAD consequences on my back - in fact may have been the start of my long term back troubles. So NO HOPPING!!!
That sounds bad! Say hi to your kid - hope the pain will get better soon.
Some experience from my broken legs in the past (have done it twice, trust me :-):
1. Pain killers are good :-)
Once the pain takes off:
1. Make sure the crutches are adjusted properly. Most people's are too low. Makes a lot of a difference once you're okay "walking" around.
2. Get her a backpack to carry things around the house (balancing a book and other things you need on the couch on crutches is hell).
3. And Jamie is so right: Do not hop around!
There are advantages: take the poor girl to an event (festival, sports event,...): you ask for a wheel chair and she will get the best places available (call the event first). I did it once when visiting a basketball match. They put me almost ON the field. At least one advantage on the visitors with 2 working legs...
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