Well, I am home with my daughter today, but not because she
is sick.
She broke her collar bone in her basketball game last night.
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Harley is quite a go-getter on the court and spends a lot of
time on the floor.
She always gets back and goes some more.
That is why last night, when she drove to the basket and had
what looked like a minor collision with a player from the other team, I assumed
she was fine.
People she did not even
fall down. They just sort of bounced off of each other.
Harley grabbed her shoulder and looked at her coach (who
happens to be my brother). He took her out of the game which surprised me
because she never volunteers to come out of a basketball game. It is her
favorite sport.
I was sitting across the gym, watching. I am not the type of
mother who is going to rush over to the bench. I waited to see if the coaches
would call me over. Thought maybe she just got the wind knocked out of her…
My brother and his assistant were checking her over, she was
obviously in pain. At the end of the 3rd quarter a few seconds
later, they called me over.
They didn’t know what to think – neither of them had seen a
broken collar bone – and well…neither have I. They tell me her shoulder feels “squishy”
and showed me the “bump” on her left collar bone that was not on the other side.
She was also in pain, but not crying anymore.
I felt bad for thinking she was fine!
Anyway, I took her to the ER to confirm our fears. We were
about 20 minutes away from the hospital. Harley didn’t say much on the way there.
She said it hurt really bad.
The triage nurse asked her to rate her pain 1-10, 10 being
the worst.
“Um…10,” Harley grinds out.
Not-kid-friendly nurse with sarcasm asks, “Really? Worst
pain in your entire life?”
I explained, “She is really not a complainer, so I think it
must be pretty bad.”
I wanted to add, “She’s an 11-year-old girl with nothing to
compare it to. She’s never had any other serious injuries.”
I mean, it is not like she has experienced childbirth or
anything…so YES it probably is the worst pain in her entire life!
Long story short, the X-Ray confirmed it. When Harley saw
it, she shed silent tears because she knew basketball was done for this year.
That is when this mom got teary… I know it broke her heart.
On the way back to the game (we went back to watch my son),
she was talking more (pain medicine had kicked in).
She says, “I knew I was really hurt because I heard a pop
and I couldn’t talk.”
Turns out, she couldn’t even answer when my brother asked
her if she was okay. He said she just stared at him with her mouth open. I’m
assuming that was due to the pain or shock…or both. She is one tough little
cookie.
Blessings in all of this…
1.
We were at a home game so closer to the hospital.
Our away games are all over an hour away.
2.
They did not have to “set” it or anything. She
sees orthopedic doctor tomorrow.
3.
She seems in good spirits today and not in too
much pain.
4. Almost forgot a big one...it is her left collar bone and she is right-handed.
I’ll be back at it tomorrow. I’ve got the *funniest*
pictures of a Solids vs. Liquids Venn diagram assignment that I’m planning to
share with you. :-)
Have a great evening!
Crystal
