the best of times, the worst of times

madelyn was selected "character champion"...

...and injured her neck in such a way that she can't put her shoulder down.

madelyn got off of the bus crying. as best as i could figure out what happened, she had pulled a muscle in her neck. in a totally me like injury, she had whipped her head to the side celebrating a point scored for her team during volleyball at gym and essentially gave herself whiplash.

this was something difficult to gauge for severity. it was the end of the school day, so she might be dramatically tired crying, but she was clearly in extreme pain. the doctor's office couldn't get her in and told us to take her to urgent care or the er. i wasn't convinced that she needed medical attention, i had called more to find out if we should ice or heat her neck and what to watch for in case it was actually serious.

poor girl. we have her a little pain med and sent her to bed. she is so my daughter. love.