Daniel Gets The Boot!

Well, I don't remember the exact date, but it was around the beginning of March. Daniel was playing a championship basketball game at church, and with about 10 minutes left in the game, he hurt his ankle. He thought it was just another sprain, like he often gets.


The next day, when we got home from church, Daniel was at our house, laying on the couch. When we walked in, he said he thought he needed to go to the hospital. We could see his ankle all swollen and red. He was in lots and lots of pain, and he doesn't usually complain about pain. he couldn't even put pressure on it.


So I helped him out the door and to the car, when when we were going down the steps from the front porch, I stepped down first, then he stepped down, putting his weight on my shoulder, and I lost my balance, and we both fell down (of course, he screamed when he fell, because it was on his ankle). I felt really bad! So Shannon came out, and we both helpted him to the car.


At the ER, they took an X-Ray, and said his ankle ligaments were torn pretty bad, but nothing was broken. They put him in a splint, gave him some crutches, told him to see an orthopedic doctor, and sent him home. He stayed overnight at our house, and went to the orthopedic doctor the next day.


The doctor looked at the X-Rays, and told him he had about a six week injury, put him in a boot, and told him to go to physical therapy for his ankle. He also wouldn't be able to work for the rest of the month.



Well, the ankle is healing well, and therapy has helped alot, and Daniel's out of the boot now, and hoping to go back to work in the next few days.