On May 22, I received a call from Alexander's school. It was the school nurse, telling me that Alexander had fallen on the rocks and they needed me to come there. I drove Courtney to PreSchool, then headed over, not expecting much. The nurse met me out in the parking lot and told me, "Just to warn you... it's really bad." AND IT WAS!! Holy cow, I've never seen such a terrible wound! He says he was just running and fell down really hard on some rocks. We went to the hospital, where he had to have it irrigated, the gravel scrubbed out of it, and stitches. It was very jagged and to the bone, so it was tough for the doctor to get it all put back together.
The outcome: A knee immobilizer, crutches, and dressing changes 2x a day. It was quite the ordeal for our brave little man! Alexander has borne it well, considering how much he loves sports and playing outside. In no time at all, he was getting around just as well as before his accident.
The outcome: A knee immobilizer, crutches, and dressing changes 2x a day. It was quite the ordeal for our brave little man! Alexander has borne it well, considering how much he loves sports and playing outside. In no time at all, he was getting around just as well as before his accident.
I took a picture of it today, and it is truly amazing how well its healed up! The doctor just gave him the "OK" on resuming all normal activities! 
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