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Here's to Your Health:  fell down stairs 2x please think of her  |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 8:04:23 PM
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today my 5 year old fell down our stairs head over heals a few times before landing at the bottom of the stairs. We took her to the doctor and a chiropractor she seems to have a whiplash effect happening from it and it through her spine out of whack. She has to go back friday just keep her in your thoughts as she is not supposed to play ruff or do anything that will hurt her more. Try to expalin this to an overly active 5 1/2 year old. Just keep her in your thoughts and send prayers that she will mind mom and the doctor on my being overly active for a few days and careful as she almost falls 4 or 5 times a day with our stairs. We had told her millions of times ( and it does feel like millions) to hold the banister when going down or up the stairs. We have a real plush carpeted stairs and we think that is the problem she thinks the steps are about 2 inches longer than they are due to teh carpet being wrapped around then edge of the stairs. Which makes them look like they have deeper treads than they do. I am hoping she learns from this but I am thinking not as she fell again about 4 hours ago before we went to the chiro.
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
my bloghttp://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/
my web store http://vintagethreads.com/ |
Edited by - sunshine on Aug 22 2007 12:07:51 PM |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 8:11:09 PM
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Blessings to her, Sunshine, and you, trying to keep her off the stairs!!! I used to fall down ours, too, but I eventually learned to take them a little slower, and not 3 at a time!
Keep plenty of games on hand you can play inside, and maybe upstairs :)
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 8:12:52 PM
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her bed room is up stairs so that is going to be hard. I woke up this morning to the sound of her falling down the stairs by the time I was able to realize what I was hearing and what was going on to get to her she of course had already stopped falling and was crying uncontrollablye for 30 minuets not the way I want to wake up in the morning
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
my bloghttp://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/
my web store http://vintagethreads.com/ |
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Lizabeth
True Blue Farmgirl
560 Posts
Washington
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Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 8:15:24 PM
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Sunshine, I am so sorry to hear this. I hope she gets better quickly.
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 8:15:34 PM
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Certainly, not!!! Poor thing. My mom used to pick me up and dust me off and quickly say, "You're alright! You're alright! and then, "Blow on your boo-boo's" so I'd start focusing on "blowing" on them, rather than the pain. Mom's are smart like that!
I do hope tomorrow is a better day for all.
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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mkmomus
True Blue Farmgirl
248 Posts
Merle
Greensboro
NC
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Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 8:18:22 PM
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OH Sunshine, I will say a prayer for her. When my son was 2 he broke his leg. The Dr told me to keep him off it for about 2 days. We ended up getting home from the hospital about 2 in the morning. I pulled out the sofa bed and he went to sleep with me. The next morning at 7am he woke me up. He was walking all around on that cast! I called the Dr and he said you really can't keep the quiet if they don't want to be! Kids are pretty amazing. I will say a prayer for you too (you'll probably need it more than her!;) )
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 8:32:30 PM
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normally when she slips on the stairs she rides them down on her bum. Then she just pops up and tells me "I am fine no worries" Today I asked her if no worries and she said no I hurt. Her explanation of the fall ( I didn't see it just heard it) was that she first landed on her head them her bunda (bum) then her head then her bunda then her head then her back some how she did a summer salt too as her head was near the stairs and her feet away from them which is not normal for head over heals. The doctor thinks that is how she through two vertebra out in her upper and one in her lower back. She also had 3 messed up in her neck those he thinks are from the repeated impacts to her head her neck is swollen and the top of her head, left shoulder and right hip are bruised.n She also has awwwee teeth as she puts it the doctor thinks that she smashed her teeth against each other each time she hit making her mouth hurt. luckily he said her tongue didn't get between them also lucky she is 5 1/2 as he said if she was much older her neck probably would have broke instead of just flexing out of place ( he said she was lucky not to be paralyzed)
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
my bloghttp://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/
my web store http://vintagethreads.com/ |
Edited by - sunshine on Aug 22 2007 06:14:36 AM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 9:11:35 PM
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Oh My gosh Sunshine! You must have been having a mini heart attack when you heard that from the doctor! I hope she recovers quickly! Poor girl!
Yikes! Just thinking of how kids can get hurt makes me want to stick Nora in a padded body suit!! LOL
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 12:39:38 AM
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We will certainly be praying for the active little one. You want to allow them to have their curiosity and adventuresome spirits but some days it does try a mother's nerves. Praying....
Carol Sue
Enjoying life. |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
1553 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 06:56:09 AM
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Sunshine, I hope your little girl mends quickly and learns to slow down on those new stairs! Maybe you need to start having everyone go down the stairs on their bunda from now on: bump, bump, bump instead of using their feet...make a game of it! She is very lucky not to have been hurt more, and if I remember correctly, you have to be careful with her anyway...good luck!
Jo
"Wish I had time to work with herbs all day!" |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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mom2knk
True Blue Farmgirl
321 Posts
Blanche
So Cal
321 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 08:39:37 AM
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| Gentle (((hugs))) for her, I hope she feels much better very soon! |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 09:01:13 AM
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oh sunshine, so sorry to hear your little one is going thru this, and you and dh as well.
it is so hard to see our children hurt. i hope she mends quickly and soon finds a safe way to make it down those stairs.
take care and i will be sending prayers and thoughts your way.
love
fran
(http://farmfolks-frannie.blogspot.com/) |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 11:50:32 AM
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Sweet Sunshine, I'm surrounding your precious little one with healing. Are we lucky that kids are so rubbery? My middle child, Peter, was accident prone as a little one. He was in the ER so often, they once thought we were abusing him. No worries, we weren't and they knew it, and I'm glad to see they were on the ball. He also had asthma and almost died once. He was in the hospital for a week and they weren't sure he'd make it. He's now a strong, handsome 37-year-old. I know it's hard not to worry and you did the right thing. Let's just give thanks that she's OK!
love,
Patricia
Fruit!
check out my etsy site http://ThePlayfulFarmgirl.etsy.com
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 2:06:40 PM
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| Poor little girl! I hope she'll be all better real soon. Carpeted stairs are so dangerous. When we first moved into our farmhouse, the stairs were done that way and I often slipped on them, especially when just wearing socks or slippers. Maybe after this, you could consider a safer alternative. We just have bare wood but with some kind of finish that isn't slippery. But first things first! We'll be keeping her recovery in mind at our house. |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 2:18:11 PM
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Oh, Sunshine, I'm so sorry for you both! I hope she will try very hard to be obedient, and will heal quickly.
Praying,
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 3:10:59 PM
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Here's hopeing she makes a speedy recovery. I can feel for her - I slipped on carpeted stairs once (I have a bad back from a car accident) and boy did it hurt. We have wood stairs with just the individual runners taped to each stair. Works wonders. ((Hugs)) to the little one and to you and DH.
Annie |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 11:15:08 AM
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| I am so sorry to hear about your little one falling (several times.) When my youngest son was little we were in the emergency room for stitches and breaks and the like. They started saying that I was abusing him. Luckily, two of our cousins worked in the ER and vouched that I was really a good mom and he was just a wee bit clumsy. He is now 23 yrs. old and to this day he can look at a knife and get cut! Prayers to you and to her. Love to you, Mommom |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 2:00:03 PM
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she cries when I brush her hair as they all have real long hair so brushing pulls on the nap of her neck and she said it makes her dizzy I am not happy with that as it makes no since to me.
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
my bloghttp://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/
my web store http://vintagethreads.com/ |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 5:17:35 PM
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It sounds like her equilibrium is still off. Any tipping of the head can cause dizziness. If you are returning to the doctor soon- you might want to mention it.
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
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Here's to Your Health: fell down stairs 2x please think of her |
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fell down stairs 2x please think of her
