Roby's shoulder surgery

After he got his I.V

Poor Roby! He went all summer with a "sore" shin that ended up being a stress fracture and got limited sympathy from me. He went all year with a "sore" shoulder and ended up having a torn labrum. Once again, limited sympathy.To my defense, we didn't know the extent of each of these injuries until at least 6 months later. I think the reason i was not as concerned as i could have been is because he is so nonchalant about that pain. I was even talking to the Central  trainer about this-if he is hurt and you ask him how bad, he will just say "eh its pretty painful", so its so hard to judge. Well, once the season got over he decided to get his shoulder checked out because he could hardly extend his left arm over his head without wincing. After a few x-rays and an MRI it came back that it was definitely a tear and he needed surgery. Thankfully, the surgeon is a big fan of Central athletics, so he got penciled in for surgery the same week as his appointment. (It was also nice to get it done so quick because it didn't give us time to really stress and worry!) 8am check in and 4 hours later and he was out of surgery and awake...well partially awake. He was definitely not the most coherent person, but had a great attitude and made all the nurses smile. The drive home was painless, he slept most the way as did Chloe. They were both such troopers and made my job easy!! His assistant coach has already stopped by to check on him and said he was here if we needed anything! We are so lucky to have such awesome friends around us who are so willing to help out!  Recovery is going to be rough but he is a tough guy and will work hard and bounce back!

Chloe playing nurse

"...for behold, he suffereth all the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, womenm and children who belong to the family of Adam"."
 -so reassuring knowing we are not alone in our trials and tough times!