When Whitney (cousin) came in and ever so calmly told me that Briton fell and broke his leg, I thought she was joking, but then she, still ever so calmly, told me that she wasn't kidding and I took off running. I don't think I've ever run that fast! When I got outside and looked down at his leg, it looked like a second ankle bone poking out the side of his leg. I immediately scooped him up into my arms, carried him to the car, and headed into the ER.
Briton broke his tibia AND fibula! His cast starts at his thigh and goes down to his toes.
He has learned to get around pretty well on his crutches although it has taken some time. Brian and I spent the first week carrying him around the house in our arms. Do you have any idea how much weight a cast adds?
He has to wear this cast until about Thanksgiving, then he will be put into a smaller one for about another 4 to 6 weeks. We have been really amazed at how well his leg has been healing. I guess with this kind of break, it is very common for the bone to slip out of place within the first week, but his bone stayed and is healing very well.
This whole ordeal has been hard on him because he is such an active little boy, but I am very proud of him and the way he has obeyed the doctor's orders so he can heal.
