Hi, all.
Thankfully, I wrote ahead this week, and you are going to chuckle when you see the Thu & Fri topic after reading this message. Please bear with me in reading and responding to comments for the next couple of weeks.
Two weeks ago, a horse stepped on my 11-year-old child’s foot. No fracture was apparent in the X-ray, but his foot was very swollen, and he has been in an equalizer boot ever since. (This is a kid with ADHD who cannot burn his energy off.)
My family traveled last week with the poor kid limping around in his boot. At his doctor’s appointment yesterday, we learned that his foot is, in fact, broken but nondisplaced, which means it is healing nicely but will take at least two more weeks to heal. The doctor does not believe there will be any long-term damage — we just have to get through two more weeks of Mr. Hyperactivity being unable to burn off his energy. (He is allowed to swim, so we might have to hit the pool a lot.)
~ Faith
Blooming Lotus 
Ouch! Get better soon foot!! X
Be excited.
A child who gets their foot stood on by a horse is probably in general doing things. They are out and about. They probably have friends. They are probably engaged with others and activities. Outdoors.
Either that or they are living in a 3rd world country and sleeping with the horse for warmth. Lets assume you child is not in that predicament.
So yes a short term change but I think someone said something about adversity builds charater.
And a war story for them to tell their kids when they are tucking them into bed at night in 30 years time.
(Not that I am advocating that we line our kids up and have a horse walk over them)
I hope he gets well soon. That happened to me when I was about 14, and the swelling was incredible!