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Nicole's Broken Leg by Sierra (age 8)
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One night, my friend Nicole was over at my house and a terrible thing happened. She broke her leg! It was one of my worst memories ever! I'm sure it wasn't much better for her, either.
I did an interview with Nicole about what it is like to have a broken leg.
| Sierra: | When did you break your leg, Nicole? |
| Nicole: | Tuesday, January 21, 1997 |
| Sierra: | How did it happen? |
| Nicole: | It happened when we were building that pyramid. I was standing on yours and your sister's legs. I jumped off and when I hit the ground, my leg broke. I had a spiral fracture in my leg. |
| Sierra: | Did it hurt? |
| Nicole: | Yes it did. Very much! |
| Sierra: | What happened when you got to the hospital? |
| Nicole: | When I got to the hospital they gave me medicine for the pain. I had to stay in the hospital for two days and they had to knock me out to set my leg. I had a spiral fracture. |
| Sierra: | How long were you out of school? |
| Nicole: | I was out of school for about two weeks. |
| Sierra: | When you went back to school, how did everyone treat you? |
| Nicole: | Everyone was very nice and helpful. You and others were always willing to help push my wheelchair and get me things that I needed. |
| Sierra: | What did you do about clothes? |
| Nicole: | That was one of the really bad parts. I could only wear sweat pants or dresses the whole time I had my cast on. Nothing else would fit. When I got to the hospital, I had brand new jeans on and they had to cut them off. So much for my new pants! |
| Sierra: | How long did you have to wear the cast? |
| Nicole: | I wore it for 12 weeks. |
| Sierra: | Did all your friends and family members get to sign it? |
| Nicole: | Yes, that was one of the fun parts. |
| Sierra: | Well, even though it happened at my house, I'm glad we're still best friends! Thanks for the interview. |
| Nicole: | You're very welcome. You'll always be my friend! |
