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Well, I'm writing this post tonight a little lop-sided.  Tuesday morning while carrying a load of laundry down the stairs and answering a little one's question, I somehow missed the step and fell down the stairs.  So, sparing you from the gory details, I am currently only able to sit on the left side of my rear-end.  Fun, I know. 

So on to the children, the real reason why four of you read this blog.  Sunny's surgery was a huge success!  It was relatively quick, about 4 hours, and the recovery was a breeze compared to previous surgeries.  We usually stay in the hospital for two to three days, but this time we came home the very next day!  There were minimal osteotomies (bone cuts) and the pink cast was cute, and even positioned in a way that she can sit comfortably in her wheelchair!  We're almost two weeks in now and it's not been that bad.  She should have the cast removed in about two more weeks. 



About 4 hours post surgery, rocking the $1.49 bow from the hospital gift shop.



The worst news since the surgery is that on Monday, Sunny fractured her left tibia while at the grocery store.   UGH!  She wanted to stand at the Buddy Buck machine (instead of letting mom do it for her) and she said something "snapped" in her leg.  Well, upon inspection, it appears that the "snap" occurred at an osteotomy site from her previous surgery.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  The child now has two broken legs. 

I called her doctor immediately, who happens to be out for two weeks, so we went home and decided to hunker down and deal with it there.  Our local ER doesn't keep an orthopedist on call that could splint her, and the last time she was splinted in the ER was not a good experience.  We'd just rather take care of it mommy-style. 



I also decided on Monday that I give up with the fractures.  I.give.up.  I don't care if she never walks again.  That isn't really true, but that's how I felt on Monday.  I've done everything I know to do, and yet, she still keeps breaking.  And she will keep on breaking too.  And at some point, I have to resign myself to the fact that she has brittle bones, and that a wheelchair is going to be a big part of her everyday life. 

Speaking of wheelchairs, Sunny has her new chair and it's saving mommy's back!  The chair we have been using was given to us by another OI family and it was SO heavy to get in and out of my van.  It was 20 pounds plus.  Our new one, called a Ti-lite, is only 13 pounds.  13 pounds aint nothin!  I have a four year old, 32 pound Ethiopian child who thinks she's 12 months old and wants to be on my hip all day long, so 13 pounds of wheelchair is a breeze!  Now if I can get her to quit filling up her chair backpack with heavy crap, I should be able to avoid the chiropractor for the remainder of the year. 

Sunny's new chair, except we got Ruby Red!

An Update on Addy is next, including a picture you won't want to miss!