Get Well Addie!

Addie's Hot Pink Casts with her balloon

from her Sonshine School teachers and friends.

Our sweet Addie broke her left femur (upper leg) again on Monday evening. In February it was her right femur. Both femurs have now been broken twice. This break required a spica cast, which covers both legs and then up to her waist. We had a rough first night at Children's hospital as Addison began having breathing difficulties for an unknown reason and then required oxygen for about 12 hours. It was a very difficult decision for us to make on Tuesday morning whether we should go ahead with the procedure, which required general anesthesia, to set her leg or wait for her respiratory problems to resolve. After consulting with both the anesthesia and orthopedic surgery teams, we decided that we had to go ahead with the procedure to alleviate her pain and allow us to work on her respiratory problems through positioning. It was a scary few hours. She made it through and then by late afternoon, we were able to take her off of the supplemental oxygen. At that point, she still could not keep any food or liquid down, so we had to stay the 2nd night in the hospital. We were finally able to come home on Wednesday.

Addison is being strong as always. She is tolerating the discomfort for the most part; however, it evidently is very painful for her during diapering and repositioning times. It takes me back two years when we dealt with these same issues at birth. She will be in the cast for 4-6 weeks, so we will primarily be at home during this time.

We appreciate all of the prayers and meals from our friends and family over the last few days. Please continue to keep all of us in your prayers. For Addison, pray for complete healing of her break, alleviation of the pain, and protection of her skin from rashes and infections. Also, please pray that she has minimal muscle loss during this time. It has only been in the last few months that she has gained some muscle strength in her legs and now we will be out of therapy for at least a month. For the rest of us, please pray that we will trust God's plan for us. I believe that God's words are true that he will not give us more than we can bear, but weeks like this certainly test my faith.

Hopefully we will still be able to get her Minnie Mouse costume on her for some Halloween pics.