The accident was on March 27th, and GaryTodd has had his leg in a cast until May 27th. I really thought that he would get the cast off, and race us to the car. I was so convinced of this, that I didn’t take the stroller with us.
I didn’t realize he would still be in a lot of pain. I also didn’t realize that he was frightened of putting weight on his leg.
I was able to get him in the swimming pool and keep his leg fairly dry the weekend after the pins came out, and he had a lot of fun and didn’t realize that he was stretching and exercising his ankle. But last weekend he was able to soak his leg so we were able to let him play in the pool until he was ready to get out. Neither Seanelle nor GaryTodd were interested in getting out of the pool. They were in there for hours, and didn’t even want to get out to eat dinner.
GaryTodd was able to get a lot more exercise with his ankle, and it is starting to feel much better. Seanelle is very happy to have her best friend in the pool with her and playing again.
On Wednesday, we went to Five Mile Pizza for dinner. We had a chance to visit with Grandma and Grandpa, and the kids played in the pool of balls. GaryTodd was very careful, but was very active. It was great to see him playing again.
He started using his leg much more and started standing but only using his left leg for balance, but still wouldn’t walk on it. Until Thursday, June 11th. He started by using the railing on the stairs. He was very careful with each step, and didn’t put all his weight on his foot, but progress is progress. I am just happy that he is starting.
Strange thing that has happened after he finally gave in and started walking… He has been talking more about the accident. He has been pretty tight-lipped about the accident, so I see this as progress too.
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