Well...we always knew that life with 4 boys was bound to end us up in the hospital at some point but we didn't expect that with 4 boys we would end up being blessed to stay out of the hospital after an 8-9 foot fall onto cement!! Brayden has been learning to ride his 2 wheeler bike and decided to try his new found skill on our neighbors driveway. Unfortunately as he got to the end he forgot how to brake and rode his bike right off of their (8-9 foot dropoff) driveway onto a cement pad. I didn't see it happen and when he came in he didn't tell me what he had done...just that he had fallen and needed a bandaid on his face. So I bandaged him up and sent him back out to play. 2 hours later as we were getting ready for lunch, Kenzie asked if we should include a prayer of thanks for keeping Brayden safe in our prayers. I asked her why and she said because he had fallen off the driveway. I had Brayden show me what happened and sure enough he had...the kids had found his bike earlier and figured it out but nobody thought to tell me. :) So Darrin and I watched him like a hawk all day yesterday, did pupil tests, taste tests, smell tests, amnesia tests, confusion tests and Darrin stayed up all night with him. Everything looked good except he said his arm hurt. So we took him to the doctor today and they said all looked good but they would have him wear a brace for a week just to make sure and if at the end of the week he was pain free he could take it off. I don't know how Brayden wasn't seriously injured...I only know we have said many prayers of thanks and I, even more than ever, know that miracles still happen today.
A side view of the driveway Brayden rode off of.
A view from the top of the driveway...his bike landed next to the wood piece on the left, he landed next to the one on the right.
Brayden's face injuries...I really thought he just fell off his bike on the road...nothing there to clue me in to the extremity of the accident.
Brayden's brace...he is really using it to his advantage...I should get this because I have a brace, I should get to do that because I have a brace.... :)
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Poor Brayden! I am glad that he was being watched over because that is quite the drop off! I too believe that miracles happen. I am living with a walking miracle...
That is an awesome fall! Was he practicing for the x-games? Just wait until he is "jumping" steeper stuff than that, only on a motorcycle! And don't worry,even then, no one will think to come and tell you about it! We're glad he was safe.
Wow, how scary! I am so glad that nothing more serious happened to him. I just have to tell you that everytime I hear something new about Brayden I think . . . Oh great, Draven is probably going to do something like that too :).
Oh man. What a guy! I am glad he is safe too! And that is quite the drop-off! Holy moley!
Well, Brayden, there is certainly other ways to feel like you are flying- try jumping on the trampoline! so glad you are safe- we are definately being watched over- some of us have more angels than others I would guess!
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