Eventful Day

Well as you know I'm grounded from training until I get over this flu, so Leon headed out this morning for a group training session with HRC out at Drakes Creek. Towards then end of the first 1.8 miles he slipped on some snow and apparently fell on his twisted ankle. I on the other hand was tucked warm in our bed asleep so asleep that he had to call me twice before I heard the phone ring. It was Leon telling me what was going on. Fortunately he was not out by his self he was out with the HRC beginners group and there were people to bring him home, there were two of them, one to drive our car back and one to drive Leon. Joana and Tom thank you so very much. I am so thankful for all the wonderful friends and support we have received from HRC (Hendersonville Running Club).

What was originally thought to be a severe sprain was actually a broken fibula (bone anatomy) Just above the joint. We were given a perscription for some pain medication, a big black boot, crutches and a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. So we bundled up and headed home. We got to our exit and got a phone call from the surgeon, oddly enough he had just finished an ankle surgery and the x-ray tech told them they had just had another broken ankle, the surgeon pulled up the x-rays and called us and requested that we come back to the hospital due to the break and where it was at he said that it would heal better if we could come back and have the surgery done today, so I whipped a u-turn and headed back to Hendersonville hospital. Leon had what they called an internal reduction and stabilization. They used one screw to hold the two pieces of bone together, then added a 6 hole plate and 5 more screws. We were able to go home several hours after surgery. Leon is asleep as I update our blogs.

The fact that we chose Hendersonville Hospital was a fluke anyway, we debated as we left which ER, Skyline or Hendersonville would have the shortest wait, we live just about halfway between both.

We went there because we felt the wait wouldn't be too bad that early approximately 8am in their area. So off we headed to the east.

Looking back on the entire situation tonight we were guided in every step we were at the right hospital, at the right time, with the right employees on duty to catch and take care of Leon so well. We know that our Heavenly Father guided all the care events that took place today.

The love and outpouring of support from our family, our HRC family, our ward family and many many friends, has been so comforting and wonderful.


FCR and one sleep hubby.


***Heidi thank you for the name corrections I would really hate to not thank the correct people****