Wes had just gotten up on his ski when he had a little crash which resulted in a major hamstring injury. He was out on the boat with Clint and a couple of his friends. They called me at the house and had me meet them at the marina to take Wes to the health clinic. He was in a ton of pain and we had a tough time getting him out of the boat. At one point he fainted on us. But we made it to the health clinic where they wrapped him, gave him some crutches and narcotics and sent us on our way with an order for an MRI in Logan. We got him home that night and tried to make him as comfortable as we could. We were so grateful that Clint's friends were there that day. They were able to help Wes out of the boat, and then they were able to help Clint get the boat loaded up while I was at the clinic with Wes. I'm not sure what we would have done if it had just been me and Clint. The next day Clint and Calvin gave Wes a beautiful blessing of healing and comfort. What a neat thing that was to witness these two boys who we watched grow up who are now worthy Melchizedek Priesthood holders, and for Clint to be able to bless his dad.
He was a good sport the first few days even though he was in a lot of pain.
He had the next week off work due to TFR, so Wes and I drove back up to the lake and spent a couple of days before the kids got there. He made it down to the water on his crutches and that made him happy. The bruises started to appear too.
We were able to drive back to Logan one day for an MRI and a visit to the doc. He tore his hamstring, but the tendon is still attached, so no surgery. Whew for that at least. But we got a few "wows" out of the doc and a couple of "you really did a number on this!" We went back up to the lake for the rest of the week. The rest of us played while Wes convalesced. He was a really great sport, although I'm sure it was about killing him to not be out on the boat. He was able to get down in the water and float around each day and that felt good to him. He started physical therapy when we got back home. He'll be going a couple times a week for about 6 weeks and then we'll see where he is. He has made it back to work a little bit this week, and he drove himself the last couple of days. He still needs help putting his socks on, he's not sleeping and he's still in a lot of pain. Poor guy. Hopefully it's uphill from here. His bruises are impressing the people at physical therapy. We've never seen bruising like this, it's just awful. He's pretty much got the map of the world on his leg and it keeps changing and moving around. Here is the latest picture of the bruises.
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