I took the boys and my mother downtown today to see Tim. He looked quite a bit worse today. He was running a mild fever and was coughing a little. So they did a blood culture and ordered a chest x-ray. I don't know what the results of those tests were, but it could be that the pneumonia is back or that Tim has developed some other infection. Tim didn't appear to recognize me or the boys today. He was very restless, which in the past has been an indication that he's in pain. When his eyes were open, he just stared at whatever happend to be in his field of view. I am supposed to have another meeting with his doctors this week to discuss our options going forward.
When we got home, Theo took out his ripstick (a fancy skateboard) to go over to a friend's house. He fell off about half way down the block and landed on his ankle and the side of his foot. He said that it hurt quite a bit, although there wasn't a lot of swelling. Just to be on the safe side, I took him in for an x-ray. Theo fractured one of his metatarsals. Lucky for him, it's a minor break. He doesn't require a cast, just an ace bandage for support and a special stiff-soled shoe. He's allowed to walk on it and the doctor said that it should heal pretty quickly. Unfortunately, he will have to miss the rest of baseball and the soccer tournament in two weeks. Life is never dull.
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