Cole is officially "out" of his wheelchair! 6 long weeks (for all of us!) has come to an end. We got the thumbs up for the doc and Cole is able to walk. He has a little swagger in his walk now, but that will subside here in about a month! He is already riding a big wheel like a banshee and has attempted his 2 wheeler! Most importantly, he will be able to ride his 4 wheeler with his dad on his trip to Sand Mountain at the end of the month. Cole has been an amazing trooper through out this whole thing with minimal complaint. For a child that doesn't stop from sun up until sun down - he did surprisingly well being confined to a small seat for so long. I personally think he was relishing in the attention, but what do I know, I'm just the mom. The human body is an amazing machine! The x ray showed new bone forming already and you can hardly see the original fracture line.
Our next hurdle will be taking out the rods in a couple months, but thanks to an amazing doctor and lots of prayers, little man is going to be just fine.
There is a little boy in his kindergarten class that has taken an extreme interest in Cole. He likes to push him to and from different places and is always asking him how he is. About once a week he brings him a picture that he has colored or drawn on. His name is Owen (Owen2). It brings me to tears each time this little boy brings something to Cole. It is so sweet .
(I hope your leg is better - better is spelled backwards!)
Cole has a best buddy that doesn't go to his school also named Owen(Owen1), who by the way, was an amazing friend to Cole while he was in his wheelchair. He would come over and just sit with Cole and do whatever Cole wanted to do. Pretty awesome for a 6 year old.
The journey has been long, but like everything else in life, there is always a lesson.
Lesson learned - we have amazing family and friends.
Oh yea, and thank goodness for modern medicine!!
Run Coley Run!
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