My poor grandaughter! Katy, the youngest grandchild has cystic fibrosis. One of the problems that these children can have is "brittle bones". Normally this is a condition that they have sometime in their lives, but not at 5 years old, which is how old Katy is.
Well, her mother just called me from the hospital. She has broken her left forearm in two places! They had to sedate her but have it set and this time did not have to put a pin in. For those who are new to my blog, this is the third time she has broken her arm in approximately 1 year. The other two times were on her upper arms and I believe she has a pin in both of them.
In case you are wondering, she broke the first one while she was playing with the neighbor children and a bee was buzzing around and she fell off of a picnic table. The next one happened when one of the neighbor girls and she were printing off something on the printer and she was standing up in an office chair and jumped out...oops!! This afternoon she was sliding down a slide at school with a friend and fell off I guess. Dana didn't give me all the details.
As I told Dana, Katy doesn't seem to have be afraid of anything. We are all ready to wrap her in bubble wrap or sedate her until she is 18, lol.
I know Dana and Mark (her parents) are in a state of shock....I am for sure. Tests were scheduled tomorrow for some other CF problems she is having. Those have been cancelled for now but I am sure the problem with the brittle bones will be one of the ones that get addressed fast. Hopefully there will be something that will help this condition.
The past two years during the fund raisers that happen in May and June for CF I have had a quilt available for chances. Two years ago I made one and last year Cindy made one. Dana and I had talked a couple of weeks ago and decided not to do it this year. Her job is just too busy right now and I don't have a quilt made for it. Anyway, what I am getting at is remember CF when you want to donate to a charity. These kids really need all of the help they can get. There is no cure for CF as of yet.
On a better note, Aud went for doctor's followup and she is doing much better. He is well pleased with her progress.
6 comments:
I'm so sorry to hear about Katy. She's such a little cutie-pie! I hope she heals quickly.
Good news about Aud!
Wow, what next, huh? Poor Katy. Your heart has to go out to her. It makes you so sad when these little ones have to go through so much. I wish her well. Also, glad Aud is getting better and you two can get back to normal. Nancy in WI
Oh Poor Katy! (((hugs))) to her and your family. She will be in my thoughts and prayers.
So glad that Aud is doing better. You guys need some good news! :~)
Poor Katy - sending healing prayers to your little granddaughter.
Good Afternoon. I've been following along on you blog for a few months now. I work for Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and we just had a press release that I thought you might be interested in. Press Release It's a step in the right direction. Maybe there will be a treatment for Katy soon!! Here's praying and hoping!
OH Perry I am so sorry about Katy. That poor little girl. I can only imagine how her parents must worry. CF is an awful thing.
Good to hear that Aud is better. How are you doing???
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