On Thursday, November 5th Britton got his Pilot's Certificate. This was a long task for him. Britton goes flying two times a week which seems like a lot, but overall it takes FOREVER to build hours. Britton studied like crazy for this test. He was super nervous, but I knew he would pass. He started with a oral test where an examiner sits down and asks questions to test his knowledge. Then he went on a flight test to show off his flying abilities. Overall, the test took him 5 hours. I am so proud of Britton and this accomplishment. Now he can take anyone flying with him. Any takers?
Now for the bad news...
Britton broke his foot on Tuesday, Nov. 17th. He was playing church basketball. Britton went up to rebound the ball and take it back down the court. He jumped up to get the ball and when he came down he landed wrong on his foot. He said that he went straight down and couldn't get up. He got light-headed and felt hot. Some buddies helped him up and he drove right home. He came in the room and told me he was hurt. Britton doesn't usually complain so I knew something was wrong. We iced his foot, wrapped it and elevated it thinking it was just a sprain.
When he woke up the next morning he said that his foot felt fine. That was before he tried to walk on it. He got up out of bed and then immediately fell back on the bed. He couldn't put any pressure on his foot. I knew then that something was really wrong. So I told him to get ready and that I was going to take him to Urgent Care on my way to school. Well, we arrived at Urgent Care, but it didn't open until 9:00am. So luckily my mom just lives down the street. I asked her if I could drop him off there and if she would take him back at 9:00am. Of course she said yes. My mom is so great! My parents also have crutches from when my dad had ankle surgery, so Britton got lucky and is using those. Well, the doctor at Urgent Care said that he had broken his foot. So he put on a soft cast and then told Britton that he had to go to a foot specialist to get a boot or a real cast on.
Luckily, Britton broke his LEFT foot so he could drive himself later to the doctors. This whole ordeal as been crazy. I feel so bad for Britton. I don't like to see him in pain. He will have to wear a boot for 6 weeks. The sad thing about this is that he can't go fly. He is really bummed about that. Well, we will make it through these next 6 weeks. These things just happen!
3 comments:
CONGRATS on the pilot license that is awesome!!! REALLY sucks about the broken foot. I hope it heals fast!!
Hey Aubrey! Too bad about the broken foot. On a lighter note, I just learned that you had my nephew in your class last year.
Poor Britton!... and so great about the pilot's license. CONGRATS!
*hope the foot heals quickly.
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