Never A Dull Moment!

Alexandra has had a wild ride the last 24 hours! Last night, she had two seizures (not out of the ordinary for her.) During the the second one, her teeth clamped down on her thumb, which scared the hell out of me! I was sure she was going to need stitches, and an x-ray to determine if she had broken anything. Alex is an incredibly strong girl with a super human pain tolerance, and strength, so when I asked her if her thumb hurt, and she said, "yes," I knew something was up. We loaded up and headed to Memorial Hospital ER to see what the damage was. The doc's determined that the bite, although nasty, didn't warrant stitches. Next up was radiology, for x-ray's. For those that know her, know that Miss Alex doesn't stay still for long, so that's when Tom worked his magic. After some comic relief with the lead apron, he was able to hold her wrist and keep her calm and still for the three views that they needed. The films determined that Alex had fractured her thumb, near the base, and it would need to be splinted until she can get in to see a specialist. 

Alex's poor little thumb in a splint!

So, for her awards assembly today, she was sporting a splint when she received her Principal's Honor Roll award. She was so proud of herself for doing so well in school and earning an Honor Roll award for the second semester in a row! I love that she is recognized just like the other kids. Even though her work load is a little different than the average 8th grader, she works her little booty off to do her best. She is in Special Education classes 60% of the time, and participates in General Education 40%. During her IEP meeting last week, her art teacher, Mr. Worrell, expressed how cool it is to see Alex work, create and interact in his class, and I was so incredibly proud.

Carson Middle School's 8th grade Principal's Honor Roll award recipients.

She'll see an orthopaedic surgeon on Monday, so he can decide to keep the splint or cast her poor little thumb. Either way, Tom said we can bedazzle her new accessory and that made her really happy.

Now, we're hoping for an extremely low-key weekend.