News about Daddy....not us for once...

So...Wednesday 8/12, Nate called me to inform me that he was at Swedish American ER in Belvidere. He hopped over a fence to get to a job site & when he landed the yard sloped down causing his right ankle/foot to roll over. He heard cracking & popping & said it hurt so badly that he thought he was going to vomit. (Too much info?) He called his boss to come get him, but he didn't answer, so he called his Mom who is off in the summer & lives in Belvidere. She came to the rescue & brought him to the ER.

The ER doctor took x-rays, said it didn't look broken, if anything he has torn ligaments. He was put in an airsoft cast & is on crutches until he sees a podiatrist.

So...Today 8/14 (Grammie Deb's aka My Mom's bday) he had an appointment w/ a podiatrist at 3:00 p.m. She did not do any x-rays...she felt the area, asked questions about his pain & decided he needed to be put in a soft cast. She came back in the room w/ all the necessities to make a cast. He is to be in the soft cast for 10 days. It needs to stay dry & clean. After 10 days he returns to her office to get the cast off, have an MRI & see what happens next. She says he will be on crutches for the next 2 weeks at best case scenario. Worst case is he's on crutches & in a cast for 4+ weeks.

Nate has another appointment scheduled Monday 8/24 w/ the podiatrist. We'll know more at that time. For now he is to ice it, keep it elevated, dry & clean. Now I have a bed rest buddy :-) It's sad that the healthiest person in our house is the dog. Doozer is now our nurse. Very scary!!!

Well, that's the newest info in our household. Pretty scary that we will be parents in 8 weeks. Haha. Hope you are all enjoying your summer...ours has been pretty weird. Hoping for better luck next year!

Love xoxoxo,
The Helgerson's