Saturday, April 17, 2010

The boogie board bit back


Ash went swimming at her girlfriend's house and they were having a blast setting the boogie boards in the water and jumping in on them... gliding across the pool.

It was fun until Ash hit the boogie board hand first. It's hard to see it in these photos, but her hand swelled pretty badly and the first two fingers and knuckles are blue. The x-ray showed that she fractured the growth plate in her middle finger which will take approximately 4 weeks to heal. We were glad that was all. The Dr said it's best to continue a minimal amount of movement by taping her fingers rather than a cast, so the joints don't stiffen up. Injuring her right hand has been a challenge for her, but she's a trooper.