Just Call Her Persistent

Kairi's sprained ankle from VBS just hadn't healed. She kept complaining that it still hurt. Finally, we took her to the doctor. Who sent her to the orthopedic specialist, who sent her off to physical therapy. Turns out she has an "accessory navicular" which is fancy doctor talk for an extra bone in her foot. Two bones never fused when she was an infant, and they are all bound together with tendons. But when she sprained her ankle, those tendons became inflammed. Walking on it caused her Achilles tendon to tighten up, too. So she's back on crutches, and has weeks of physical therapy to get through.

But does that stop her from marching? I think not...
Leanin' on the crutches, playing the horn when the football team comes in. Standing on the sidelines, leanin' and playin' while the band marches behind her.
And a sight I never thought I'd see - my DAUGHTER being carted off a football field. Sad, sad. But at least she has company - a fellow band geek broke his toe. Maybe they should just add in some crutch maneuvers for the competition choreography!