Drew has a shiny new cast (which will be dingy, dirty, and smelly next week probably).  You would think a hard cast would be worse than a splint, but in this case, no way!  This cast is about a quarter of the size of that ER splint he had for a week.  This morning we drove him up to the Children’s Mercy Clinic in the Northland on Barry Rd. which was the only location that could get us in promptly.  We had a fabulous experience there.  We met Dr. Kevin Latz who was very informative and reviewed both sets of x-rays with us.  He didn’t think there would be any impact on the growth plate and thinks he will heal just fine.  He suggested no sports until his wrist is fully healed and cast is off but he leaves it up to parents to decide.  Since this is our 6th broken wrist in the family we are feeling pretty confident that he can play soccer without a problem.

He chose blue (his favorite color) for his waterproof cast and Ron, the Cast Whisperer, as they call him, had him all fixed up in no time!  He said Drew could be a cast model – he was amazed at his lean and perfect arm!  ha!

He really was spectacular and I hope we cross paths with him again in the future.  Hopefully not to get another cast!  But he was very friendly, great with Drew, and has a son that plays sports at Olathe Northwest, so maybe we will run into him with Morgan going to HS in the Fall!

Look at this cutie pie…he’s ready for all of your signatures (he’s keeping sharpies in his pocket).  It doesn’t get any cuter than that, does it?