Friday, May 16, 2008

Haley's Surgery

Haley had knee surgery at Seattle Childrens' Hospital last Monday. She had been having knee pain (on-and-off) for well over a year and after her doctor ordered an MRI done he saw why. She had a knee condition (with a really long name that I won't try to correctly spell) that needed to be repaired. Everything went really well and she is feeling good (albeit a little sore). The hardest part will be that she can't put any weight on that leg for 6 weeks!
Here she is on her crutches with her good friend, Natalyn (who, in a display of solidarity, found some old crutches at her house and 'crutched' over from across the street). Natalyn has been coming over after school every day to apprise Haley on what she's missed - not academics, but the truly important things like, Who-Wronged-Whom-On-The-Playground, Who-Got-Sent-To-The-Office, Who-Has-A-Crush-On-Whom...etc. This is important as Haley was very concerned about getting (socially) behind at school.

I can't say enough about Seattle Childrens'! Most of you know that this is not our first experience with them :) They are always so great - easy to see why they are ranked one of the best childrens' hospitals in the nation.

7 comments:

Jim said...

Haley, will you have an impressive scar to talk about for the rest of your life? I hear you were very brave.

Kadie said...

Oh my goodness! Poor Haley! I hope she recovers quickly! Being a kid on crutches is so not fun (I'm talking from a lot of experience there).

Todd Nielson said...

What? No cast? How is Uncle Todd going to sign a tensor bandage?? Maybe I can send a cool pin or something to stick on it. I hope you recover quickly, Haley. A hurting knee is no fun at all.

samwise_2 said...

Looks like Haley has a pretty awesome friend. I'm glad that she's not getting behind socially in school. That's why we go to school, after all.

Jamie and Mike said...

Glad she's doing well. Six weeks on crutches is a long time...hope it goes quickly!

Carlo said...

And kudos to Amy for the excellent grammar in this post...Get better Haley!!!!

Amy and Brad said...

Uh-Oh, I detect a note of sarcasm!