Day 2

This was hopefully the worst of it. I can not think of a more painful event in either of our lives...

The day went ok. Mostly, he was trying to cope with what was going on. It seemed less the pain of the hip, more the anxiety of being trapped in the cast. We learned that moving him occasionally helped with the pain.

I'm so exhausted i can't write more. we were in and out of pretty intense episodes of pain and anxiety every hour or so through the night. Mom came out at midnight during the first episode. I didn't know what else to do.

The doctor prescribed some anti-anxiety meds and muscle relaxer to help with the spasms he's experiencing when he first falls to sleeps, and to help keep his anxiety at bay. We both passed out finally around 5 this morning. I'm pretty sure we got about 3 hours at that point.

Gato seems impervious to the screaming. Mom and I are trying to keep Sky calm and she's purring away between his legs.

Here are some pics from the day. I like that he uses his bars as a laptop holder. the next was taken this am while we were passed out. I found that when he woke, just putting hands on his face and chest helped him to drift back to sleep.

Sky keeps his Cowbell Tours calendar by his bed, marking off the days until the next appointment. He's so good with numbers. He said "12 more days until my appointment." It's amazing his resolve after the night we just experienced.

there's a pic of his new boxers that grandma assembled. She cut the sides and installed buttons on the so we can maintain some decency in all this. I'm hoping she can do that to some of mine. Sometimes i can't get them off fast enough...