Two More Weeks in Cast

Yesterday we took Vương back to the Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV) for a check up. After removing his cast, they took another x-ray. The orthopedic checked his arm to see if he was still hurting. Even though he said, “No,” his eyes were red and watery. Seeing his tears hurt my heart.

Since he was in the cast for five weeks, the orthopedic wanted to keep his arm in place for another week or two. She gave us two options. She could put an arm sling on him to remind him that he should take it easy or she could put him in a full cast for another two weeks. I wanted to put him back on the full cast just to make sure that his fracture will be completely healed. I asked him if that was OK with him. Even with tears in his eyes, he nodded “Yes.” He’s now back on the full cast for two more weeks.

I tried to figure out why he was tearing up, but he wouldn’t give me an answer. At bedtime, I brought back the subject again. With a Robux deal, he finally revealed, “I was happy that my arm was healing.” I asked him, “Wait, you were crying happy tears?” He replied, “Yes.” What a sweet kid.