Fractured

Sophie had some swelling on the back of her hand two days ago and was having some pain when we touched it but otherwise seemed fine.  It was a tiny bit red but wasn't bruised so we kept an eye on it but were puzzled by it.  After school yesterday it was more puffy so I decided to take her to be seen by the doctor.  So we went straight to the urgent care centre that is a couple blocks away.  I was afraid that she had some kind of infection under the skin or something like that.  We were sent for x-rays and to my shock we found out that Sophie has a fractured wrist.  I was not expecting it to be that because there is no bruising and she hasn't been complaining other than when we touched her hand.  We have no idea how she broke it and unfortunately probably never will.  She is such a strong little girl and I hate that she got hurt and wasn't able to tell us and can't tell us how it happened or when it happened.  She hasn't had any crying or upset periods with us so we really don't know if it hurts when not being touched or not.

She has a cast which covers the fingers to the elbow on one side and it is all wrapped tightly from top to bottom.  When I picked her up from school today all of her classmates had signed it.  I am sure she had a tale to tell them today!  She has such great friends to help her get through this.

We are feeling so guilty that we weren't able to keep her safe and we keep trying to think of how this could have happened.  We know that she most likely has more brittle bones than most because she is non-ambulatory but we hate that this has happened to her.  She was finally feeling healthy and just finished her latest round of antibiotics for a double pneumonia two days before, she has had such a rough winter health wise. I hope that she heals quickly and my girl never has to go through something like this again. :(