Hello, friends! I know you've been waiting on pins and needles for the next update in our summer series about what everyone's doing in our family, so I'm here to give you what you came here for...the update on our Emma girl! As you all know, she's had a very eventful couple months and if you need a reminder about why it's been eventful, check out here to read about her recent graduation from BYU and here to read about her injury and subsequent surgery.
Here's Emma's update:
1. Update on her broken collarbone/ surgery/recovery
Emma's got a fiercely independent streak and I think the hardest part of her injury has been not being able to do everything herself. There are just things that she can't do one-armed (including drive), which means that she's had to open up and accept help from those around her. Her roommates and Adam have been very helpful to her and we are grateful for them.
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| Weekly grocery trips with Adam have become a tradition |
Though I know well that a collarbone break is a painful injury (I broke mine when I was 9), she was determined to be off any and all painkillers within a couple days of her injury and subsequent surgery...including Tylenol and ibuprofen! She still wears the sling full-time, but does have a few movement exercises that she's begun. Her 4-week post-up appointment was earlier today and she is set to start physical therapy now, which she's hoping will mean that she'll be able to drive soon.
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| Her x-ray from today showed good healing! |
The day of the triathlon she was training for when this injury occurred was this past weekend. I think that that day was met with a little disappointment on her part, but, all in all, she is taking the change of plans for her last summer in Provo in good stride.
2. Trip to LA and Disney
FIVE days after her surgery (with the doctor's permission), Emma and her friends went on a long planned for graduation trip to Los Angeles together. They explored a lot of iconic LA area sites, including Disneyland, Ghirardelli, Griffiths Observatory, Hollywood, the LaBrea Tar Pits, and the Getty Museum. I was honestly pretty nervous about the whole trip and didn't breathe easy until she arrived back home unscathed. I worried that she would overdo it, wouldn't be able to sleep well, and/or that she'd re-injure herself on some Disney ride...but thankfully none of the worst of my worries came to fruition. I think she likely did overdo it a little, but the joy it brought her was worth any extra fatigue that may have resulted.
3. Activities with friends
Emma has a great group of friends and it's fun to see what creative activities they came up with. They've done flower arranging, game nights, have regular tea parties, field trips to local sites, and most recently decided to hold their own "Great British Bake-Off". They put Emma on judging, since her mobility is limited, and she took her role seriously enough that she started brushing up on her British accent for the occasion! The pictures and videos in our shared camera roll crack me up and it sounds like a good time was had by all!
4. Church callings
She's been serving in the stake RS presidency for the last year or so in her BYU stake, which has been a busy, but deeply fulfilling calling for her. When we got our calling to serve in her same BYU stake, we quickly realized how loved and known she was, as we are still often referred to as "Emma's parents," rather than by our names! She is known for being reliable and organized and we are fairly certain our association with her is how our names got on "the list" for the calling in the first place. In addition to her calling within the stake, she also has a weekly shift volunteering at the Provo City Center Temple. One of her biggest concerns after her injury was whether she'd still be able to do her temple shift and how attending the temple would go without the use of an arm. Neither has proven to be an issue with her injury and she has not missed a shift due to her injury.
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| Her "team" at church! |
Emma is moving to Rhode Island in about a month to work, to help with Cam's kiddos, and to figure out what she wants to do next! Perhaps grad school...perhaps not! Time will tell, and in the meantime, we are going to really, really, really miss her around here!
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| The doggos have really enjoyed having her around a little extra lately. |
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