After 17 1/2 years of parenting the Beeler crew has had their first broken bone (for a kiddo) and it was done in a BIG way. If I had placed money on which of the five would break something first it would not have been Ameliya, but here we are....
Mia was playing a game at youth group and her body went one way on the ground, the arm went another way, and some other kids ended up on top of it. An accident, a fluke, just one of those random things you could never replicate a second time if you tried.
When she first came to me she was teary but calm and so I let her go on to her small group devotion time. Then, when I went over to check on her a friend, who is a youth sponsor and a nurse, met me at the top of the stairs and mentioned she just might go get that arm x-rayed. Praising God for her calm wisdom, as Mike had been called into work and I was trying to make the decision on my own. Medical is not my special skill set.
I called to check in with Mike and he happened to have just headed home after leaving work, so he came and collected Mia and took her in to the ER.
I was so glad we took her to the ER as she ended up having a break in the growth plate in her elbow.
While Mike was at the ER, I hurried around to make up the pull out couch bed so that she could be in a safe, easy to access, restful place for the next couple of days, and we got her settled in as soon as she got home.
We are so thankful for the prayers, visits, check ins, kindnesses, and love that surrounded our family and Mia in the days following Mia's accident.
We called right away Thursday morning and put in a request for a specific orthopedic doctor and he wasn't able to see Mia until Friday morning. We took Thursday as a full day of rest. Mia had several visitors to cheer her up, and Mike streamed the Homecoming parade Thursday night so that she and I could watch it from the living room.
Mia's friend, Laurenna, stopped and prayed with her at the church right after her accident. That one act of love gave my heart so much peace through all of this.
Friday's appointment with the ortho determined that Mia needed surgery, specifically a screw put in to affix her growth plate back together. We scheduled that for the following Tuesday and tried to just....get by.
We checked in for surgery bright and early at 6:30 a.m. I was pretty calm until it was time to say good-bye to her, but she was a champion.
It took three tries to get an IV started, which is just always such a hard start to any medical procedure. Once they secured a line, they started some calming meds and came in to do the nerve block.
The waiting was long. It felt long. Mike did school and I tried to keep myself busy. The doctor came out to give a great report about how well it all had gone and we were relived....but then we waited and waited. Mia had some trouble coming out of anesthesia, but finally we could get back to her. She was still very sleepy so we were just patient. She passed out once getting up, which meant back on the monitors, but eventually they bundled us up and sent us for home.
Daddy got her some lunch and her pain meds and we just did some good resting and icing the remainder of Tuesday. Thank goodness Papa Curtis has awesome machines from having joints replaced - loved the ice machine!
On Wednesday Grandma Cindy came and took charge of the patient while Mike and I went to work.
By Thursday we were trying to find our new routine.
Seeing that this was going to be a lengthy climb, we put plans in place to permanently switch her and Evie on the bunk beds...Evie went to the top and Mia to the bottom. That got Mia off the couch and she was able to sleep deeper without the noises of people up and down in the night or getting up to go to work in the morning.
This last Monday (10.5) Mia had her 2 week post surgery follow up. She got rid of the half cast/sling situation and got a range of motion splint. She also got the hard news of what the recovery timeline is going to look like - and swim season started on the same day.
Thursday (10.8) Mia had her first OT appointment. I was thankful for the practicality and kindness of the OT. We know that nothing happens outside of the will of God, and we know that there is a purpose for even this. That doesn't make it less hard, but I know first hand how strong this kid can be and I know she's going to climb on top of this injury.
We love you, Millie girl. We believe in you. And we are here for you.
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