I was nursing and Emry pulled off. Elsie asked me if she could try my milk. She asks me this all of the time so I figured why not. I told her to go get a spoon in the kitchen. She went and got one and on he way back she tripped over the broom that was left on the kitchen floor. As soon as she fell she let out the most horrific scream I have ever heard out of her little mouth. I knew right then that it must be broken. I ran over to her and looked at her leg. I think now of all the times that I asked her to move it and how horrible that must have been for her. Jeron was just getting home from work when this all was happening. We both couldn't believe that she broke her leg falling on the floor. We thought maybe she was just sprained. The scream kept me believing that it was broken. We called my parents to come and look at it just to make sure it was really broken.
It broke my heart because she kept asking me to make it stop hurting. I would have given anything to make the pain go away. She was crying so hard. It was crushing as a parent to be so helpless. It was so hard for me to keep my composure. Every time she asked me to make it stop I would have to fight to not cry. I then remembered that we weren't completely helpless. I asked Jeron to hurry and give her a blessing. I was so grateful he could do that for her. She started asking me to sing to her. I asked what she wanted and she wanted primary songs. I started singing, hoping that I wouldn't cry. This seemed to calm her down and I know it was the blessing. I know she was able to feel comfort at this time. .
After my parents came and my dad was certain it was broken we headed to Lakeview Hospital. That was our first mistake but I'll get into that later. The ride to the hospital was pure torture at first. Moving her from the house to the car was fairly traumatic. I kept singing to her in the car and she actually fell asleep which I was extremely grateful for. When we got there she had to move again so it was hard again. I was grateful they got her right back. We were on a bed in the hall but they did get her back. The nurse carried her back and she wasn't very happy about that. She wanted mommy. I wasn't allowed to stop touching her through this whole ordeal. At one point she asked for Emry to lay by her.
Then it was time to see the xray and sure enough it is broken. It is a spiral fracture. The doc said most likely she would need surgery. I was devastated for her. I hoped she would not need surgery.
Thank goodness the Lortab kicked in and they were able to wrap her leg up. My cute brother Smitty called and talked to the doc and asked him to wrap it about the knew. He knew it would be best to immobilize the joints above and below the break. Dr. Swiler didn't agree and didn't wrap it above the knee. This proved to be a real problem later.
This poor bug was a brave little girl.
I felt extreme anxiety when we had to leave. I have no idea how to care for a broken bone. I really was so nervous. I could see that any movement was painful. I asked how to take her to the bathroom and they looked at me like I was an idiot. But her leg was not stable looking to me.
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