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Merry and Happy to all and sundry!

Could use a few prayers/well wishes this way. My bride broke her tibia in a sledding accident. Apparently going over a jump cross-legged is not recommended. It was a good jump, but the landing left something to be desired.

Anyway, she is in a cast from her ankle to past her knee, and is still in a lot of pain at times - - this happened Sunday afternoon. We have basically been trying to get ready for me coming back to work ever since. As I said to the troops on Monday night, we are about to see just how much work Mommy does every day, since we will be doing it now!

We are most concerned about our littlest guy (3), since my bride cannot get around should he fall etc. My older ones are good workers, but it is still stressful.

Anyone have encouraging stories about broken tibias healing quickly??
 
Best wishes to her and your family nfp. Been active in various sports all my life but never broke so much as a pinkie so can't help with tibia advice.

Go with the big frozen food entrees.. Marie Callender's Lasagna and such.. that'll give y'all more time to clean house. ;-)
 
Thanks, Bo. They were OK at lunch time, my mom was over with them, although she just turned 80, so we do not want to overburden her.

Frozen foods, check. So far my inlaws brought chicken soup last night, friends brought some homemade pizza last night and left homemade bread this morning, and my mom brought pork chops, so food is not the issue yet.
 
Oh my! Sounds like a tough time ahead. Keep the doors locked so the little one can't get out alone. And hopefully your mom can help keep an eye on him when the others go back to school. The hope is that all of you, one day, look back on this time as an amazing family experience. Going through difficulty together as a team is something that bonds a family. But for now........it's going to be just a hard patch. You've got my thoughts and prayers.
 
You know, Jen, I have the same type of hope. I think it is great we will all get the chance to serve her. She likes to know what's going on, have a plan, be in control, etc., so to be forced to be so dependent on others is very hard for her, and of course I don't want her to be in pain. I think/hope it can be a good experience in the final analysis. We can work more, she can let herself be taken care of.

That being said, the last two days have been cooking, pushing laundry and dishes through, loading firewood, etc., to try to get ready for today. Does not bode well for upcoming weekends, in that sense.

However, the older ones do not go back to school, as we home-school, so in one sense that is good. She already had a lesson plan for today, but it is obviously modified from the last school week's type of activities. We have 8,7, and 5, besides the 3 yr. old, and a year old dog.

Thank you in advance for the thoughts and prayers.
 
Well, then.......... since you home school, it should work out quite well. If she's like me (and it sounds like she is) she can direct from the chair when she has to. I home schooled my twin boys from 8th grade through high school (and they graduated from college with honors, one is a chemical engineer). And I home schooled my daughter from 5th grade through high school (and she will graduate from college in May, most likely with honors also). I believe in home schooling not necessarily for religious reasons but in order to give one-on-one attention to the child and ensure that he/she gets an excellent education. I also taught school (high school English) before I home schooled, so you can guess which subject got a lot of attention. My kids are grammar perfectionists and are amazing writers.... somehow they all outdid me in everything.

nfp guy said:
You know, Jen, I have the same type of hope. I think it is great we will all get the chance to serve her. She likes to know what's going on, have a plan, be in control, etc., so to be forced to be so dependent on others is very hard for her, and of course I don't want her to be in pain. I think/hope it can be a good experience in the final analysis. We can work more, she can let herself be taken care of.

That being said, the last two days have been cooking, pushing laundry and dishes through, loading firewood, etc., to try to get ready for today. Does not bode well for upcoming weekends, in that sense.

However, the older ones do not go back to school, as we home-school, so in one sense that is good. She already had a lesson plan for today, but it is obviously modified from the last school week's type of activities. We have 8,7, and 5, besides the 3 yr. old, and a year old dog.

Thank you in advance for the thoughts and prayers.
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My bride taught high school biology before the kids. We are taking it one year at a time, but it is always encouraging to hear homeschooling "success stories" through high school.
 
Then your bride has the rhythm for teaching that she needs. I used my experience in teaching to create a certain rhythm that worked out in our home. It was different than the school, but the basic process was the same. It's wise to take it one year at a time. That's what we did too.

nfp guy said:
My bride taught high school biology before the kids. We are taking it one year at a time, but it is always encouraging to hear homeschooling "success stories" through high school.
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I'm so sorry to hear of your brides misfortune, ouch that really hurts.

My son broke his leg skiing once but just the normal recovery time as I remember. You are right it sounds like it's the three year old is the one that is going to need more watching. Some of the teen-agers are wonderful and might work for week-ends and after their school day.

Maybe calling the school nearest you, could give you some ideas who would be good with your wifes care and the children. They usually have bulletin boards where some of the mothers want to make a little extra while their children are in school.

On this end, you and the family are in my prayers.
 
GordonGecko said:
Hope she gets well soon.

My advice? DON'T read "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles. :)
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Best wishes to all of you,and keep in mind how hard this is for an active woman. Wishing her a speedy recovery. Will take time and therapy to get her well again.
Best,MaryAnne
 
Thank you all for the prayers and well wishes.

@lilly: That's a good idea about the bulletin boards. Not sure how comfortable my bride would be with someone she didn't know coming into the house, though. We have used a babysitter in the past who is awesome, now a senior in high school, and maybe I could get her to come over in the afternoon after school, like you suggested.

@MaryAnne: you are correct about the active part - - it is hard for her not to be able to move around, just for simple things. She doesn't want to ask for stuff, but I think it is good for the rest of us to serve her.

Yesterday was a little better than the day before, so hopefully that will continue. She sees the orthopedist tomorrow morning, and I think they will put on a hard cast (now she has a partial cast, only hard on the back). We do have help available. The ladies from one of the parishes we attend have said they want to account for three dinners a week, which would be great; I think there is some kind of online calendar so that efforts are not duplicated. My cousin, who I did some (legal) work for earlier in the year, is unemployed and she has offered to stop by if needed too. My mom stayed through dinner yesterday, and is coming this afternoon again.
 
Update: Things are going OK, all considered. She got hard cast on, had swelling, had it taken off, splint put on, splint taken off, shorter cast with straigher leg put on, and then that cast was split down each side and wrapped with an Ace bandage, so it could be loosened if lots of swelling returned. That was last Monday, and it has been generally better since then, pain-wise.

People have been so generous. We are actually at the point where are approaching having too much food, especially dinners and treaties. Someone has come over every afternoon at least, so the gang can get outside and run around.

We all (minus my bride) made it to little-kid basketball last Sat. a.m., and we made it to Mass relatively on time too.

It sure is a lot of work, but I can't say it is major hassle. It's awesome getting extra chances to serve her - - I get to wash her hair, help with bathing, etc., but it does result in kind of late nights. As mentioned before, it is really hard for her to not be able to move around freely, but she's a trooper. We are trying really hard to keep the house from turning into a disaster area for her peace of mind, and so far, so good.

It looks she has basically three weeks more at least in the hard cast.
 
I gots nothin' on tibias, nfp. But hey...think of this as a relatively benign trial and tribulation that'll only make you and your's stronger!
 
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