She fell asleep that next day at the computer playing Starfall. We've had fun watching Little Rascals, too.
Katherine, KK, Little Sweets has had a ROUGH week. Sunday we had some friends over for dinner and were just relaxing and visiting. The kids were playing and have fun. Katherine had her hands up on two chairs and was swinging her legs back and forth--as she was propelling herself forward, her hands slipped and with full force she face-planted and came up howling. We offered our initial consolations--it was Eliza who finally noticed that she was a bit "off-center" and she could not close her jaw. David and Parker took her to the ER--thankfully, they got right in. It was snowing a bit and I think that took care of the "ER regulars". I stayed home to get everyone else bedded down and stayed up waiting for phone up-dates. Parker said that it "was a good experience" (for him to go) and that he loved Katherine's humor and the funny things she said and did when she was on morphine. An initial x-ray showed nothing--indicating that we over-reacted and should just take her home, but after further examination and a CAT scan they determined that she had dislocated her jaw and that it was broken. At this point they considered surgery in Knoxville--but they ended up giving heavy pain meds and putting the jaw back in place with a follow-up appointment with a specialist in Bristol. The specialist basically said that she should be fine. That surgery really wasn't a good idea for someone that young and that she should heal quickly and not have any lasting side affects from the accident.
Thank Goodness!!
She really has been doing well. After the first 24 hours of being heavily drugged, drooling, and no communication, we just gave her Tylenol and she has done great. Everyday, there are noticeable improvements and she can do more. She still can't eat a lot, but she has enjoyed her own chocolate nutritional shakes and yogurt. What a little trooper. Her friends--the Toussaint girls (that were her at the time) brought her a get-well card and a fun painting craft. That was just what she needed. Glad that you are OK, KK!
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Ouch. What a trooper. Glad she is recovering and didn't need surgery. Hang in there.
Marilyn that is so scary! I am so glad she is okay. Those pills will go great in your food storage though because, you know, the world is going to end ;). I love you, Julia
Oh, the poor little thing! Give her a kiss for us. It's always something, right?? Hey, I'm glad you got to go to your dad's 70th. You can't miss things like that. I took trip to Florida with my dad a couple of years ago and it was amazing. Take care... Love you guys!
Glad little KK is doing better! Poor thing!
Oh so sad! That sounds very painful. I'm glad she didn't need the surgery too. She is such a cute little girl. Sadie told me that Katherine was one of her best friends.
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