You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of those meaningful and significant things. Some may be funny. some may be significant only to you. some of them may be sacred and quietly beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of special experience. - President Hinckley



Thursday, August 23, 2012

Uh? I think it's broke....

Our ward took on a huge service project for a less active member of our ward and her family.  Travis was the head hancho in charge of it (there were a few others, but he led the way and made it happen) .  He knew going into it, after he had accepted the role from the Bishop that he was going to be hurt somehow in the process, but he went forward anyway.  It started on August 1 and on August 13, he was carrying  a railroad tie and stepped off the concrete and got his footing wrong and rolled his ankle. These pictures were taken a week after it happened, and even today it still looks horrific - but we had it looked at (there were 2 physicians on site when it happened) and we've had it xrayed and show a slight fracture in the bone.  He was able to borrow a boot from Shawn Boer and also a nifty machine that holds ice and water and wraps around your ankle and applies the cold along with pressure the he has done daily for the first week about every 2-3 hours to keep the swelling down.  That along with 800mg of ibuprofen has kept the pain manageable.  His theory is that he was doing what he knew he needed to do and since this happened he will get it as good and healthy as he can before his AZ Elk hunt in September and Heavenly Father will bless him with a bigger bull since he was so dilligent. :)  He'll probably be in the boot for the next several weeks!  He's had such a great attitude about it!
 



1 comment:

Brigg and Dianne said...

Dude. That looks awful. Hope he heals up soon!