Two weeks ago, Troy slipped on some snow and rebroke the arm he broke last September. The doctor put a plate in his arm back then to facilitate the healing of the bone. Troy bent the plate when he fell this time. The doctor had to replace the plate. Here is why:


Here's another picture of it with a quarter so you can get some idea just how big this thing is. I was supprised how small it was. I mean, it was holding an adults arm bone together, for goodness sakes.




Eric, Troys son, got to take it to school for Show and Tell. Pretty neat show and tell item! Troys arm is in a split cast until tomorrow. The swelling will be down by then and he will get a hard cast to last the next eight weeks.