Emily Gets Her Cast Off!

Everyone in our household has been waiting for this day!  Emily got her cast off!  Oh, man.  It's been a long month.  Let me specify.  Emily has been amazing throughout the entire process.  She complained a little bit that her arm was hot the first day she got her cast on, but that was it!  Honestly.  She didn't complain.  She was a true superstar!  No itching, no wanting her cast off . . . she just got through it!

Emily is, however, excited to get it off!  The rest of us are thrilled that the pink cast is going bye bye for different reasons.  Her siblings are tired of being hit and scratched from her cast.  It is certainly a weapon and has caused an injury or twelve.  

Another reason Damien and I are happy she is getting her cast off is that it is really hard to watch her just 'Be Emily' with her cast on.  She still climbs, falls, dives, wrestles, and goes about life as if she doesn't have a cast on.  It makes us nuts!  

Emily woke up excited today and showed no nervousness around having her cast sawed off.  She knew that an electric saw was going to cut off the pink beauty but she trusted in the process.  God love her.  Our dear friend Monica Sweet was there at the doctors office to take off her cast.  Emily didn't need me to sit up there with her when she got it removed.  In fact, she wanted me to sit in the chair instead of sit by her.  "I got this." is what she told me.  Wise and brave beyond her years.

X-rays showed that the bones have healed.  She still has to wear a brace for another four weeks but she can take it off to bathe and sleep.  I can't believe we made it through.  There were long days and many worries but Emily did it!  We are so happy for her and can't believe that we have our first 'break' behind us.  Now, let's hope we never have to do it again!