The old saying is what comes up must come down? Beetle's skills were up up and away the last couple weeks, she got that great flight. Connected Gainer BHS BHS with no mats on low beam. She has been doing her Toe Shoots even put her double backs on Bars again!
Soo.. what comes down? Today - it was Beetle's ankle.. at school she stepped wrong on the last stair and rolled her ankle.
After 4 hours in the pediatrician and orthopedist office, a splint and crutches later.. She has a fractured ankle and a broken spirit.
She has what they call a Salter Harris Fracture (She pulled her growth plate a part more than it should be)
The good news, there is no ligament or tendon damage. She is expected to have a full recovery. She will be casted (on Friday assuming the swelling is down.. it was the size of a grapefruit earlier) for 3 weeks then in a boot for another couple weeks.
Of course she didnt cry over the pain, but sobbed over missing practice. She is supposed to go the Region IV Training camp in 2 weeks. She can't believe she will miss it. But I told her to look on the bright side. she is 4 months away from her first meet. She will have 2 1/2 months to get her skills up to par for the first meet. I guess it is a good thing that she was planning on competing L8 again, right?
Soo.. what comes down? Today - it was Beetle's ankle.. at school she stepped wrong on the last stair and rolled her ankle.
After 4 hours in the pediatrician and orthopedist office, a splint and crutches later.. She has a fractured ankle and a broken spirit.
She has what they call a Salter Harris Fracture (She pulled her growth plate a part more than it should be)
The good news, there is no ligament or tendon damage. She is expected to have a full recovery. She will be casted (on Friday assuming the swelling is down.. it was the size of a grapefruit earlier) for 3 weeks then in a boot for another couple weeks.
Of course she didnt cry over the pain, but sobbed over missing practice. She is supposed to go the Region IV Training camp in 2 weeks. She can't believe she will miss it. But I told her to look on the bright side. she is 4 months away from her first meet. She will have 2 1/2 months to get her skills up to par for the first meet. I guess it is a good thing that she was planning on competing L8 again, right?