The Pain of it all...

The oldest crashed last night at gym. She was practicing her bar releases, and hyper extended her left elbow/arm. It was not a good situation. We ended up having xrays, meds and dr. visits today. She's in alot of pain but will recover... in time. Time is a very sensitive thing for gymnasts. It takes time to advance, learn new skills, master them..progress to the next level, etc. When you get hurt, it takes time to heal, time to rebuild your strength, time to aquire lost skills etc. She has cried a river of tears in the last 24hrs. She was preparing for her first level 9 meet this weekend. It's the only meet close enough for family and friends to attend. So she's bummed.... She'll be ok... it'll take some time to heal...rebuild...get back to where she was. But she's tough. Gymnastics is her first love. There are times I pray she'll walk away from this sport. But for now, I'll just love her through it...