May 7, 2003
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Window ledge nap.
Bottlebrush Ohia (although not actually an Ohia).
Monkey pod, in bloom for the second time this year (those tiny pink dots, barely visible). It just shed the seed pods last month from the last time!
Wild lavender azalea. Our roadways are bordered by these right now. In the cooler areas, the color is a deeper purple.
Wild azalea closeup.
My son had a bad skateboarding weekend, although he calls it ‘good,’ because he had fun for the most part & got some great video shots. Why I say bad is because on Saturday, he screwed up his hands, ripping patches of skin on the heels & the moons (mounds at the base of the fingers) as well as bad roadrash on an upper arm & a jammed thumb. I guess it’s all in the perception.
That wasn’t enough to stop him from skating on Sunday. I got a call from him on the cell phone while I was online. Returning the call, he told me he hurt his knee… didn’t think it was broken, but thought he needed to go to the hospital. Shit!
When I got there to pick him up, there were 2 cops with him & his friends. Seems the friends carried him to the front on a board.
At the hospital, the wait was LONG! After checking in, it was 2.5 hours before he was called in, in pain because their seating is horrible for someone who’s injured. Overall, we were there for over 4 hours!
After viewing my son’s accident on the video camera my son insisted upon bringing in with us, the doc had X-rays taken of his knee & thumb. No breaks, but the doc said he thought my son tore a ligament in his knee. He gave me prescriptions for pain meds & a pair of crutches for him. Unfortunately, with his hands as messed up as they are, he is having a hard time using them, so pressure from crutches will agravate the pain on them.
A nurse came in & cleaned & dressed his other injuries. She gave us the discharge instructions & we left, stopping on the way home at a McDonald’s for a very late supper.
I take him to his regular doctor this morning. We were to be called if the radiologist saw anything bad in the X-rays, but my son’s been tying up the phone line with his online Game Cube gaming. The receptionist at the clinic is supposed to call the radiologist before the appointment, so we’ll know more then. She asked if the ER doc made a referral for a specialist, but he hadn’t. I guess that’ll be up to the clinic doctor, if he feels it’s necessary. There isn’t a whole lot that can be done for a torn ligament, other than staying off that leg for awhile. No skateboarding for at least a month, which already has him depressed & bored. Like I told him & the nurse confirmed, it takes about 2 years for that sort of injury to heal. He wasn’t happy.
Comments (4)
:( .. yup! feet/leg injuries do take time to heal completely … my middle daughter has problems with her skin, both of her soles were hit with eczema from when she was 2 years old and it occassionally gets bad AND she is not 18 years old … the feet it seems is like the head or fingers … it needs lots of tlc …
your pics are so clear and pretty, did ya take them? it’s been muggy here on oahu … hope the summer isn’t so damn hot!! … take care of yourself … chat w/you again soon!
colleen
Yes, these pics were taken by me. I finally got the camera from the VA Voc Rehab Program that I had asked for originally about 3 years ago. Some have been adjusted, since I’m not yet familiar enough with the camera’s controls & built-in software filters (digital) to get the desired results.
Today, my son was actually walking unaided. The doctor prescribed a knee brace for him which he says is really helping. The doc also is referring him to an orthopaedic specialist, to maybe have an MRI. He seems to think that there may also be cartilage damage.
That doc we saw today is cool. His son is a skater as well, so he well knows what these boys go through.
Sometimes you have to wonder if they aren’t passive-suicidal or something. Surely safety gear would have helped?
I told him last night that he won’t go back to skating without wearing various safety stuff. He looked at me, saying, “Yeah, right!”