An Early End to AAU Basketball

Saturday morning began bright and early in our house. Well, early but not so bright as we were dealing with a springtime storm of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.  I headed to Lamoille Middle School with Cole for his 8:00 a.m. tournament game and a little later, Wes set out with Heather to Cambridge for her 9:15 game.  (Every weekend brings 8 games, between the two of them)  After Cole's game, I headed to Cambridge to try to catch the last half of Heather's game.  I arrived to find them winning by a landslide.  Wes told me that Heather had fallen hard and awkwardly and hurt her wrist, but was back in the game.  She couldn't catch or dribble the ball, but was running around anyway, blocking her opponents.  After the game we doctored her up with some advil and wrapped  it up. She didn't seem to be in too much pain, but something about the way she was carrying and protecting her arm seemed very familiar to me (mountain bike accident 17 years ago). Wes went on to Cole's next game while Heather and I spent the rest of the day in the ER in Morrisville.

 She had indeed fractured her wrist.  You can see the crack in the x-ray below.

 It looks like the fracture may involve the growth plate so the doctor said she should see an orthopedic specialist, just to keep an eye on things, within 7 - 10 days.  For now, she's wearing a very itchy fiberglass splint, and then, after seeing the specialist, they will put a real cast on it.

Today it seems to be hurting more than yesterday and she also has a miserable cold, so she's feeling pretty awful.  She did manage to rally herself  into going to the 2 games she could not participate in, and cheer on her teammates. Luckily, she and the rest of the family are on vacation this week (but not me) so she can relax until we get her in to see the specialist.