Brad and the ankle

Hey everyone,

Well I just got back from the orthopedic surgeons office with Brad. The good news is that he does not need to have surgery!! The doctor (a friend and client) told us that if we put his foot a certain way and then cast it up, that the bone and ligament will grow back to how it was suppose to be. It seems that Brad has very strong ligaments and that instead of tearing away from the bone, they took a part of the bone with it. So long as there is no surgery, his mom is thrilled as am I. He has a lovely blue cast on his foot, and should be off crutches in a couple of days. The cast will be on for 3 weeks, and then he has to wear a brace for 3 more. Dr. Hoer said that in 6-7 weeks that it should be healed with no permanent effects. Wow did we dodge a bullett.

On a happier note, Chris and I went up to Provo and saw the massacre. It was a beautiful thing to see them beat on the ewets so bad. We have not had a lot to sing about in hoops for a few years, but it looks like we are on our way back. Chris and I had a great time at the game and during a "guys only" weekend. Sometimes eating pizza and drinking root beer and then belching your best belch is a necessity. It was awesome.

Hope that all is well with everyone. We appreciate keeping up with everything. Tom, thanks for putting me on the email list for Gary. He sounds good.