mom2newgymnast
Proud Parent
One of my dd's teammates has a small fracture in her heel. She trained and competed on it for 5 weeks (wrapped and in some pain, but not realizing it was actually a fracture) before an MRI finally identified it. She was told boot and crutches for 3 weeks, but her recheck just happened and they said it will be another 3 weeks at least. Which means she'll miss the last regular season meet and the state meet (she already missed a meet last weekend too). Last year she was the highest scorer on the team and by far the best on the team (and also the nicest!). She's very upset right now. She's still been coming to practice and doing at least 2 hours worth, mostly conditioning and some bars. Any suggestions on things my dd or the rest of the team can do to cheer her up? She's really just the sweetest girl and her mom said she's been crying all day. I feel bad for her. I know that this is part of gymnastics life and is very common, but they are only level 3's and still quite young. Just wondering if anyone who has been there can remember what helped them feel better? Thanks!