A Crazy Week

A week ago Alan was his lively self, had come down for a visit to my classroom during break and was playing in a basketball tournament during lunch with some other teachers and students. At about 12:30 pm that day, I got the call to my room to go to the nurse's office immediately. And our daily life has not been the same since.

What happened...
While playing a friendly game of basketball, Alan hit against an opponent with the left side of his body and heard a "pop." From there, he could not walk on his left leg...but the nurse and doctor that came to school said he was fine, he just needed to rest for a few days. We went to our orthopedist that afternoon, though, because Alan was in so much pain he felt it was more than just a slight sprain. The doctor ordered immediate X-rays and an MRI. The X-rays showed no damage, but by Saturday afternoon Alan's knee was swollen twice the size of his other and he was in tremendous pain if he was up for more than 10 minutes. The MRI on Monday showed that he had torn his ACL, a major ligament in his knee and would need reconstructive surgery as soon as possible. All week, Alan laid in bed, used his crutches to move to the kitchen to get food, and Friday night he had surgery. Since then, he has not been able to move from the bed more than twice. Tomorrow we meet with the surgeon again to figure out details about how long he will be out of school and when to start rehab

What changed...
We have not walked together outside for over a week. I go to school by myself, make dinner, clean, pay bills, pretty much everything is up to me. And I am pregnant. But that is okay, Alan is going to get his due in about three months.

I am really happy that he is alright and the surgery was a success. I just pray that he will be able to move and travel by the time we leave Bogota. And, I really hope that he makes an almost full recovery before Baby Oak comes.