Disappointed

Tyler broke his elbow eight weeks ago. He was in a cast for three weeks, then in a splint for four weeks. He went back today to have it xrayed. It is better, but not totally healed. He can do more with it now, throw a ball, ride his bike, etc. but he can not do any contact sports for two months. His doctor said it would just take one good hit to that elbow and it would re break. Then we'd be looking at surgery. Unfortunately this means he's out for this wrestling season. Needless to say, he's very disappointed. This would have been his second year wrestling. He went to a week long camp in Georgia during the summer and has been very dedicated to workouts, even running when he was in the cast & splint. He has a great coach who will still let him be part of the team, go to the matches to support the guys. But it won't be the same as being on the mat. It's hard seeing your kids disappointed about things that are beyond our control. But I think it's times like this that give your kids the opportunity to build character.