It has been a rough summer on the kids. Its only been 3 weeks since Collin got stitches in his chin, and now Madison has fallen and broken her collarbone.
It happened yesterday just before Kerry left to meet me at work for the fireworks in Addison. Madison fell while playing next to the treadmill. Kerry said she cried for 40 minutes. But there was no significant swelling or bruising, so Kerry brought her down to my work. While there, Madison got worse and around 7:30, after re-hurting it her left shoulder was drooping several inches lower than her right. That's when we knew she needed attention.
Kerry took her to a local CareNow while I stayed at work to watch the fireworks with Collin and Caden. If you don't know much about Addison or Kaboomtown, it is a huge fireworks festival and the city almost shuts down. The roads are horrible, and it took them FOR-EVER to get to the clinic. You can see from the X-Ray there is no doubt it is broken. But they couldn't do much for her except put her arm in a sling and give her some narcotics. She needed attention by an orthopedic specialist to set the collarbone back in place (under heavy sedation).
Kerry left the clinic and it took her FOR-EVER to drive back 2 miles or so to my work. She couldn't even get onto our sidestreet because of barricades and traffic cones. I walked down to the end of the street to pick up car seats for the kids. Kerry headed off to an emergency center hoping they could do more, while I hitched a ride home with a co-worker.
But it was all for naught. They didn't have anyone who could help. And with the Fourth of July weekend upon us, I think we are stuck waiting til Monday. I've tried calling several Hospitals / Emergency Rooms, and unless we can't control the pain or something else significant happens there is not much they can do.
Madison is doing OK, and seems to be in only modest pain unless the arm/shoulder is moved. Hopefully we can get her in early on Monday, but I'm not too optimistic.
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