Yes, it's true! Poor little Lilers broke her collar bone! We went to a skate park one night up on the northshore. Some friends of ours bring a generator and big lights to skate at night, since it's not lit up. A bunch of guys were skating in the bowls which look like big empty swimming pools. While Jake was busy skating and I was taking pictures of him, and the others, Lily was hanging out with Aunt Karly, Carrie, Joel and Valerie, and accidentally slipped and fell into the only one that didn't have lights! I'm not sure exactly how she landed, but she was crying pretty good. I think mostly scared! I was worried that she might have a concussion, so we took her to the ER. She started complaining that her shoulder hurt, so when we got there they x-rayed her and and sure enough she had an obvious break in that cute little clavicle. I wish I would have gotten the x-ray because it was so cute to see that tiny little skeleton! Our service at the Kahuku hospital wasn't exactly topnotch, as you can tell from the pics below...eg: the nice peeling paint on the walls! Our "Doctor" looked a lot like Jabba the Hut in a Aloha shirt, messy gray hair and googly eyes. I got into a little tiff with him on is competency level, and left early. Good thing I have an awesome pediatrician in Vegas...(Check out the ode to Doctor Conti below!) It's been about a month since the incident, and Lily is doing fine. They don't do much for broken collarbones, so she has just been careful not to bump it. She hasn't even mentioned it for like a week.
My poor baby!!
Finally some sleep!
All the chaos didn't bother Betsy much.
Ode to Dr. Ralph Conti
I truly love him! He is the best Pediatrician in Vegas. Possibly ever! While we were in Hawaii we had a few medical issues, for instance, the broken bone, and he was so willing in help, even in the middle of the night! He makes sure you have his cell and pager number and to call him if there is ever a problem. I would have been a wreck if he hadn't been so helpful during this whole ordeal. He diagnosed the problem from the very vague description I gave him, even before the "Doctor" in Hawaii saw her. I have gone to him with a very wide variety of problems and concerns, mostly me being me and freaking out, and he is always there in calm me down. He's hilarious, and happy and always whistling and seems like he's never been happier to see you! If you are looking for a wonderful pediatrician, check him out. He has offices all over the valley. Thanks Dr. Conti!
