2008 was a big year for us, 4 broken bones can get very expensive when you don't have insurance. Danny broke 2 in his leg and Brittni broke 2 in her arm. WOW!!!I didn't want Brittni to feel left out so I'm writing the story of her broken arm.
Daniel took Brittni and Caleb to 5 Mile to ride 4 wheelers. I took Josh, Da
nny, and Sara to Aunt Jessica's to make a Halloween costume. They took 3 bikes, but one wouldn't work. Caleb got on with Daniel and Brittni rode her own. When it was time to go back to the car, Brittni hit a dip. The force of her against the handlebars broke her arm. She was very brave and got on with Daniel and Caleb rode the other bike. By then it was starting to get dark and they got lost. The only light they had was on the front of Daniel's
bike. They said a prayer for Brittni and to help them find their way. Brittni saw some headlights from a car and they went toward them. The people in the car told them what road they were on and Daniel found the car from there.Meanwhile, I was getting very worried because Daniel wasn't answering his phone, it was dark, and I felt that something was wrong. He finally called me while he was loading the bikes and
asked me to meet him at his mom's house. Grandma Jackson kept the boys and we took Sara with us to the hospital. We first stopped at home so our Home Teacher could help Daniel give Brittni a blessing. In the Emergency Room they gave Brittni morphin and she was so funny. They also took x-rays and I got to watch. It was very obvious that the radius was broken, but the Dr. had to show me the break on the ulna. They called it a green stick fracture. Children's bones are flexible because they are growing so fast, so the bone will break partway through...just like a green stick. The Dr. that set her bone was very good and very discrete. Daniel was talking so much, he didn't even notice until it was done. Once her bone was set, Brittni had very little pain and she adjusted very well. She wore a soft cast for a week and a hard pink cast for about 4 weeks. Her cast came off Halloween morning and she had a picture with the Dr. because they were all wearing costumes.It was a very good experience for our family because it strengthened our testimonies of the power of prayer and the power of preisthood blessings. We are very grateful to our Heavenly Father for hearing and answering our prayers.
