My SIL fell down her stairs yesterday and shattered her ankle. She had to have emergency surgery and now has pins and a plate or two in her ankle. She'll be in a cast of some sort for 12 weeks.
She's the mom to my two nieces who are 5 and 6. I guess my niece (5 yr old) was by the stairs and jumping around a little bit and she almost fell. SIL went to save her and fell down the stairs. My niece is OK.
The kiddo was supposed to go spend 2.5 weeks with her this summer, but now that's up in the air (of course). He is the sweetest little boy though. When we told him about SIL's ankle, he asked if he was still going out there. DH and I were all, "Well we don't know buddy." He said, "Well I can go out there and help her out and stuff."
I feel so bad b/c she's 7.5 hours away from her entire family. BIL is in the Air Force, so they're in BFE Missouri. I know she has friends on base that can and will help her out, but still...It's not like having your family around. I hope her recovery isn't too bad.