What a support group I have here! Thanks for all your advice and well wishes with my mom. We went to Dr. today and he said the fracture is not all that bad, its in the middle versus posterior or anterior on the T12. The Dr. almost didn't even prescribe the brace but once we told him about the cruise, he did. So, YES SHE IS COMING, Yeah!!!!!! So far, the worst thing is, she can't wear heels to dinner. I'm not saying she isn't in a lot of pain, but the news could have been much worse. Thank you Jesus!!!! The Dr. even told her that she could walk on the sand and do the shore excursions. He said for the pain to be her guide as to what activity to do.
Grant (GreensboroKG): The accident happened at home but I would have thought of you if it didn't!
Does anyone know, if my mom wears this big brace that covers her entire abdomen and holds up her neck(google minerva images), will Disney need a note from her Dr. that she is cleared to go? DH had this question and its not a bad one.
Oh, that is GREAT news! I'm so glad it's not as bad as they thought. I cringe every time I hear of injuries like this... That is really great the doctor said she can do the excursions depending on her comfort level!
I agree with Kathy in that it wouldn't hurt to fill out the medical form. If the brace is really obvious, then it might not hurt in case they ask when you check in at port. But, on the flip side, my DH was on crutches on our first cruise (yes, we REALLY do have bad luck with injuries and cruises...
this WILL be the first cruise with no injuries... I'm CERTAIN!!
), and it was obvious he was injured, but they asked nothing about it nor did they ask for any medical forms, etc, when we checked in. But, a back brace might be different. My back brace I wore when I fractured my sacrum was under my clothes, so people couldn't see it, so it wasn't an issue when I checked in at port.
But, I would get a doctor's note JUST in case... wouldn't hurt at all.
Christine and I are both big runners. Well... she's a big runner and I just do my best to keep up with her
I also like photography / videography, working on home improvement projects, and any type of sport; golf, tennis, volleyball, softball, soccer, etc.
If the next few weeks go well I may take up a new hobby... "Cruiser"
- Michael
Yay, SO great to hear there are other runners!!! How fun! I bet we'll see each other on Deck 4 running (that is where you can run laps on the ship, and it's SO much fun, especially on sea days). What kind of running do you guys do (like long distances (marathons, half-marathons), or shorter distances (5Ks, 10Ks)? Or, are you just runners that just like to run without really keeping track of distance or time?
I used to do full marathons and half-marathons, but it got to be too time consuming once I had kids, so I moved to short distances, so now I just do 5K's and 10K's... I also did triathlons for several years, but no longer do those... just got tired of them. So, I just run now (although, I just started running 2 months ago for the first time in 1 1/2 years because of just crazy crazy injuries!! Go figure! I had never been injured in my life, and then in a period of 1 1/2 years, I just was so injured and in physical therapy for 1 year 8 months straight.... so hopefully my injury streak is OVER and I'm back to normal!) So, I'm working my way up again in running, but taking it easy because my ankle still acts up if I over-do it, and I don't want any set backs!! But, it does feel good to finally be running again after such a long "forced sabbatical"!
I assume you and Christine will be doing the Castaway 5K! My husband (who is also a runner) and I will for sure be doing it. It is a lot of fun!
As for everyone else, hope you all had a great day! I can't believe we leave next week! I need to seriously start thinking about packing, etc. I have my FE done and all my FE gifts all organized and ready to go. I have all of our pirate costumes/gear all put together in one spot. So, now, it's just a matter of getting clothes together, which I probably won't do until next week. Oh, I'm so excited!
Take care,
Kathy
She probably has a compression fracture which is a very annoying and painful injury; there is usually nothing to treat it but time . . . 
