Kaitlen Update

Thanks for all of the prayers on Kaitlens behalf!  We took her to Phoenix St. Luke's Hospital yesterday to be casted and the appointment went very well. 

Here is a photo of her X-Ray for those who have asked to see it.  You can see the Tibia break (top bone) starts about mid shin and twists it way down to a few inches above the ankle.  The Fibula break (back bone) starts beneath the other break and angles down toward the ankle.  They are aligned nicely but you can see how easily it could have slipped and caused further damage by protruding through flesh.

Jessica and John did such a grate job keeping her off of her leg.  Carrying her to the tubs edge, toilet, bed, and couch.  She is not a little girl any more so it is hard work.  But it, along with prayers and the Priesthood, payed off and she won't need surgery!  The bones have stayed in alignment and there is no bleeding which is good news.

Her leg went from this...

to this!

Aunt Crystal and I (Grandma) made her a bag full of arts and crafts to help keep her busy.  She is so very sad that her Baptism is postponed yet again and she will miss a week of school and possibly more.  They live up two flights of stairs and the Ortho wants her on a ground floor.  We are hoping the complex will work with them and allow them to move into the empty apartment beneath them.  We are worried about getting her to and from school as they only have one car and she is forbidden to do stairs or a school bus. 

Cast Day!

Blue!

We were told that Kaitlen has a long road ahead of her.  She will be re-casted again next week.  They told us to expect 4-6 casts to mid thigh followed by 4 or more casts to the knee and then a half cast with a boot.  She could be casted into early next year! 

This has been so very painful for her.  To put it in her words, "This has been the worst 2 days of my life!"  The cast has helped reduce the pain---thank goodness. Grandma hates seeing her babies in so much pain and everytime I got around her I just cried.  She has really suffered the last few days and as a mom you just want to take it away from them.

Thank you again for your prayers.