Dang-it!! I just spent 6 hours at the ER with my 8YO daughter. She fell climbing over our split rail fence and broke her arm (both bones of the right forearm). We'll need to see a specialist Monday, to determine if it needs pinned.
She was a real trooper at the ER and made me real proud with how she handled the ordeal.
Yesterday was her last day of school. It looks like she'll spend the summer in a cast.
Sorry to hear about that, those are terrible breaks. I hope that she is allright! I broke my leg, and had a second operation a few months ago, and then yesterday, I slipped, and injured the same leg, and fractured my other leg. Just as I was leaving the VA Hospital's ER an 1.5 hours from home, my wife called, and said that she was headed to the ER with my three year old daughter. My little girl ran into the pasture, and was kicked in the face my one of our mares. I panicked, and sped to the hospital, the best I could on my leg, and when I got there she was in a CAT scan. She was very lucky, and did not break any bones in her face, nor did effect her eyesight, however the poor thing has a terrible black eye, and swollen face, and forehead on one side. Its a good thing that I wasn't home when it happened because I may have shot the horse. Anyways, I know how you must have felt, and I hope she can still enjoy her summer. One investment I would definitely get is a Xerosox Waterproof Cast Cover. I had one, and I could shower with my thigh high cast on. They say you can swim with it on fine, but I am not sure that I would take that chance. They have both the leg and arm version on Amazon, and they come with a pump, that removes the air from the cover. It is very heavy duty, and the best one that I found. I hope that she feels better! The three links below are for her arm, a half leg, and a full leg. You can search also and find one that will fit if you need to. It may help her enjoy summer a bit more.
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[ame]http://www.amazon.com/XeroSox-Waterproof-Cast-Cover-Small/dp/B0007KOFTU/ref=sr_1_5?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339034403&sr=1-5[/ame]