Broken Bone

Well, the Kawell clan just experienced our second broken bone. Jack broke his arm playing basketball a couple years ago, and now it's Nathan's turn. Wednesday, at a friend's house, he... um... fell and broke his arm. Only readers who know boys will understand how it happened. The twins and Nathan were clowning around outside when someone had the idea that Jack could tie Christopher and Nathan up together, back to back. The idea worked flawlessly until they lost their balance and Nathan fell underneath his heavier older brother, effectively breaking both bones in his right arm. Mama rushed him off to the hospital while our sweet friends worked out a way to get the rest of us where we needed to be that afternoon. Nathan had to go under anesthesia to get it set, but he was awake and alert by that evening and came home from the hospital the next day.

 

It was a bad break. Both bones in his arm snapped and doctors were impressed by his courage.

The little invalid!

His room was gorgeous. Alabama is where all the great celebrities and sports stars come for broken bones, and the nurse told Nathan that he was next door to  an NFL player! There was a separate room too, with couches and another flat-panel television!

The desk and television in the main room.

And this is the brave brother! Jack, being the only sibling to have broken a bone before, went along in the long ride to the hospital to support Nathan's arm and courage.

    

Nathan is doing very well now, this morning he says that he feels nearly no pain!

If you are up to it the next posting is of the x-ray.