Mended Mango

I just realized that I never posted a picture of that tiny little cast that miss mango wore for a few weeks. She was honestly such a good sport about it. Better than even I was, because I grew quite tired of her stepping on my feet and toes with that cast on. The first time she stepped on my toes with the big clunky cast, it felt like someone dropped a cinder block on my foot. I went cross-eyed and was frothing at the mouth - sputtering to even make a peep. "YEEEEEEEEEOW!" was commonly heard in this house with her tromping around in that cast.

An up close shot of the bone crusher...

She got good and running around on that little peg-leg - because the Doctor made the mistake of saying she didn't have to use her crutches if she didn't want to.

The time came for her to get it cut off - and man was that buzz saw loud!  The other two children couldn't handle it so they went for a little walk out in the hall until it was all done.  Her leg was thin, weak, and the skin was grey and a bit scaly.  After she got the cast off, they took an xray to make sure it was fully healed.  She got a handful of stickers, a lollipop, and we were off.

She limped on in for a couple of weeks, but she is doing really well now. Like I said, she was a really great sport about the entire ordeal.  She rarely ever complained of pain, or itchiness, even though we know it did.  She didn't let it slow her down at all, and it made me happy to see that strength in her.  Love that girl...