RWS: The Future Bionic Man

For those of you who know Rob, this post probably won't surprise you at all. Rob has a long history of crazy injuries. When he was a kid, he somehow managed to get his hand mangled by an industrial sized fan. He now boasts a huge disfiguring scar on his hand. He broke his two front teeth by running into a parked car. When some bully played keep away with Rob's frisbee, he kicked the bully. Unfortunately for Rob, the bully was a black belt in Karate, and Rob ended up with a broken leg. Just last semester Rob broke his scaphoid bone in his right wrist while playing flag football. He had a cast on his wrist from the end of December til just about a month ago.

Sunday Rob decided that since he had a clean bill of health again, he was going to play flag football. As he was leaving I said, try not to break anything this time. Famous last words. A couple hours later, I hear the car horn so I go open our driveway gate and hop back on the couch. Next thing I know, Rob is calling my cell phone asking me to open the basement door. Upon opening the door not only do I see Rob, but also three of the class/team mates. They proceed to tell me that while he didn't BREAK anything, he likely tore his ACL. Perfect.

Rob was unable to support his own weight, so Enrique had to carry him all the way up our basements stairs and dump him and his messed up knee on the couch.  After the guys left, Rob explained that some kid basically tackled him (FLAG FOOTBALL PEOPLE!!! NOT A CONTACT SPORT) while he was turning, and Rob heard and felt his knee pop. Oh, and this was in the first few minutes of the game. Nice, right?

So, Rob was wheeling around in his roll-y desk chair all afternoon and evening. Luckily, our friend Matt has torn his ACL twice, and had two knee braces. He brought them both over last night, and Rob was able to fit into them and is sporting one as we speak. We are SO thankful that Matt had a spare brace to lend to Rob. Wearing Matty's brace Rob felt comfortable enough to put some weight on his leg and walk around a little bit.

Rob made it to school today and was able to get crutches from the nurse office.  He has an appointment with a doctor on island this afternoon to assess the damage. If it is serious, he might have to go to the states this weekend for an MRI and to see whether or not he needs surgery. Oy Vey. The school has some provisions for assisting with flights to the states for medical purposes, so hopefully we can get reimbursed for the flight to the states if he does need to fly back.

It's always an adventure with Rob! Let's just hope he doesn't need surgery!