Here’s a few updates on little miss Suzie- she got a new cast yesterday- pink this time! It’s been 4 weeks since her tibia break and new X-rays show it was bad...broken completely through. It had been lined up well initially so the break was barely visible. Since then, the bones shifted and are now healing, but are not lined up as well and she has a big bump on her shin. I’m pretty sure it shifted the first few days after the break, which explains why she had so much pain. She’ll have the short leg cast for a few more weeks to protect it as she starts putting some weight on it again.
Halloween was the best! Suzie loved her costume- especially her mask and quickly got the hang of trick or treating. He wheelchair was perfect in the dark with light up front wheels and mom and dad got a workout lifting her up stairs to get to doorways!
And the big news- Suzie is starting Kindergarten next week!! The district had hired an aid for her which is really the whole reason this is even possible. They will be with her, keeping her safe, helping her around, in and out of her wheelchair and doing diaper changes. We have not met them yet so prayers that Suzie bonds to the aid quickly! We’ve been taking Suzie in each morning this week to get her used to the school and classroom. Every day is a little better, but the true test will be when we leave her. Our plan is for her to go half day for the rest of the School year and then repeat kindergarten again next year, so that takes a lot of the pressure off but we still want to see her succeed and be safe. She loves that she is finally going to school like the big kids!
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| Kassie carrying Suzie down some steps |
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