Last Tuesday, the 16th, I was sitting at the counter making some math practice sheets for Dallin before I started dinner. It was long-division this time. Suddenly Kadee came through the front door saying she would watch Tate so I could run down the street to help Kyralyn. Without any questions I sprinted out the door & down the street. She was being held by one neighbor while several others surrounded her & a bike. One man had a pair of cutters & she was screaming for her Mom.
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| Watching Hannah Montana, trying to ignore the ice 8/16/11 |
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I immediately wrapped her in my arms as I took in the situation; her foot was pointing downward & caught between the metal bar at the back wheel & wrapped inside a couple of spokes. The "hero of the day" cut the spokes & her foot slid out, bruised & bleeding in several places.
At home Amber brought her a fancy-shmancy ice wrap (gonna have to get us one of those!) & her friend Maloree tried to distract her from the pain with babies & dry-erase markers. Kadee stayed with us for comfort & companionship. Corrine & Missy both called later to check on her & fill me in on the details. I am grateful for the blessing of real friends.
Now that she was home & surrounded by love, Kyralyn wanted the comfort of her Dad. Eventually we got a hold of him & she calmed down enough to tell him what had happened. She was riding double on Gavin's bike with Hannah & tried to get off when her foot slipped. He was able to leave work & come home. For the next hour several of Kyralyn's friends brought her treats & pictures to help her feel better. We spent the evening icing her foot, wondering if we ought to have it xray'd & helping her to be comfortable while her brothers kept her smiling. By about 1pm the next day she was wanting to be back on her bike & running on her foot again. I had to remind her to slow down. Maloree & Hannah even set out a blanket for her to lay on with pillows for icing & elevating her feet so they didn't have to stop playing.
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| Notes from Maloree, Kaleigh, Addie & Brianna 8/16/11 |
All of this love & attention from our family & friends reminded me of the time, almost 1 year ago, when she came home from Dallin's soccer game with a broken arm.
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| 9/10/10 |
Last September 9, Parker & I had left Dallin's soccer game to get him to football practice. He ran out onto the field & I headed home when Paul called & told me to meet him at the doctor's office. Only for 1/2 a second did I think he was kidding. I could hear the truth in his voice. After xrays at the hospital we took her home with her left arm in a splint. She had greenstick fractures in her radius & ulna from a fall off the slide at the park. Lincoln picked up Parker from practice & someone from Dallin's team brought him home. As soon as we got home the showering of love began. Lincoln & Michelle brought her a big bunch of balloons (a favorite) & a treat. Tanya stopped by with a treat & a listening ear. Grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins called to check on her. Kyralyn loved all of the attention. The next morning we got a call from the dr that we'd better get her in for a "reduction" because the bending of the bone was so severe. This was necessary to realign the bones before they could be casted. Wanting to help her feel like a princess amidst all this ugliness, I called on another friend with amazing hair-fixing talent. Sarah came over & made her into a "star!" We headed up to Primary Children's Medical Center Emergency Room. The staff there kept commenting on her amazing strength & good spirits. It must have been the star! They took very good care of her & were very thoughtful & straightforward with us. They gave her gifts too- a little puppy dog Beanie & a popsicle.
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| September 2010 |
We pulled into the driveway and were descended upon by loving & thoughtful friends. For the next little while, many pictures & treats were brought to Kyralyn as well as many phone calls from family members. Maloree came with a special princess gift & stayed to play for a little while. Wow, what amazing people we are surrounded by! An especial thanks to many family & friends who helped us out over the next several days with rides, keeping an eye on the boys, thoughtful phone calls & many comforts for Kyralyn.
Eventually the swelling went down & a long cast was put on for 5 weeks, followed by a short cast for 3 weeks.
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| Off with the old, on with the new 10/10 |
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| November 2010 |
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| November 2010 |
Toward the end of the casting time the only thing she wanted was a bubble bath. The day we brought her home without a cast on her left arm Parker drew her a bath & used the entire bottle of bubbles. Oh it smelled good! She had endured a lot of pain & struggle up to this point & I enjoyed watching the happiness wash over her at this simple pleasure.
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| 11/3/10 |
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| 11/3/10 |
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| 11/3/10 |
Throughout this experience Kyralyn was amazing! She never complained about the situation & only pressed forward with great strength in all that she wanted to do.
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| September 2010 |
Occasionally the pain or the itchy irritation of the cast would become too much but together we worked through these setbacks. It wasn't long before she bounced on to another activity. Watching her was a great lesson in getting back up when we fall & moving forward with happiness.
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| Back on the slide, 1 week later 9/15/10 |
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