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tried to pull her leg away from the doctor.
Dr. Collins looked at Craig. “You can take her back to Pamela now and she can watch both children. I would like to talk to you both privately.”
When Craig returned, Dr. Collins sat down across from both of them.
“Let’s talk about Jeremy first. He is as about as healthy as a child can be despite having spent the last few years in an orphanage. He is a mite thin, but that will improve I’m sure, with good food and freedom outside.”
Craig looked relieved at this news. “What about his scar on his forehead?”
The doctor nodded. “I do agree that it probably should have been stitched, but there’s not much we can do about it now. It doesn’t seem to bother him, and if he keeps his hair a little longer in the front, it shouldn’t be noticeable to others.”
“What about Grace’s leg, doctor?” Amanda asked. “It seems to cause her pain and she will barely walk on it.”
The doctor looked at her with concern. “Craig told me what happened to her leg. It should have been set. If it had been set properly, it wouldn’t even be bothering her now.”
“It is so hard for me to think a doctor would refuse to treat a child properly.” Amanda said with grief for her daughter.
“I agree. I have some bad news, but I also have some possible good news. I can’t do anything for Grace. I don’t have the skills or the equipment. But, I do know of a doctor who is located in the city who might be able to help her. It would mean surgery, possibly more than one, rebreaking the bone and casting it to heal properly. It would also mean some intense therapy afterward. He might not be able to make the leg like new, but he should be able to fix it enough that she will only walk with a slight limp with little or no pain.”
“That’s great news. When do you think we can have this done?” Amanda asked.
“I will give you a letter you can take to the doctor. You can go to the city for an initial appointment whenever you are ready.”
“I am so relieved,” Amanda turned to Craig with joy in her eyes. “I was so worried she would never be able to walk without pain.” She did not recognize that Craig was not showing as much as joy as she was. “We should make plans to go as soon as possible.”
“What do we do in the meantime, doctor?” Craig asked. “Should we be making her walk?”
“I wouldn’t advise that,” the doctor shook his head. “If she is forced to walk on it, it could make things worse. I would let her walk when she feels she can. Children are resilient and I doubt she will refuse to walk just because she doesn’t want to. If she is refusing, it is probably because she is in pain.”
“She was refusing to walk this morning,” Amanda commented, “yet she walked quite a bit yesterday.”
“If she was walked a lot yesterday, she might have over done it and is sore today.” The doctor nodded. “I am glad you want to take care of this soon. If you are willing to wait for a few minutes, I will write out that letter so you can go whenever you choose.”
After the doctor left the room, Amanda continued to talk about how excited she was that there was something that could be done for Grace. After a few minutes, she realized Craig did not seem as excited.
“Is something wrong?” Amanda asked him.
“This is going to cost quite a bit. I won’t have the money to pay for it until after the crops are in this fall.”
“Oh, money isn’t a problem.” Amanda waved her hand as if she was brushing the concern away. “I have more than enough to pay for it.”
Craig became very silent. “What do you mean, you have enough?”
“My late husband inherited some money which became mine when he died,” Amanda explained, not understanding why he was upset. “I have hardly used any of it.
Dr. Collins looked at Craig. “You can take her back to Pamela now and she can watch both children. I would like to talk to you both privately.”
When Craig returned, Dr. Collins sat down across from both of them.
“Let’s talk about Jeremy first. He is as about as healthy as a child can be despite having spent the last few years in an orphanage. He is a mite thin, but that will improve I’m sure, with good food and freedom outside.”
Craig looked relieved at this news. “What about his scar on his forehead?”
The doctor nodded. “I do agree that it probably should have been stitched, but there’s not much we can do about it now. It doesn’t seem to bother him, and if he keeps his hair a little longer in the front, it shouldn’t be noticeable to others.”
“What about Grace’s leg, doctor?” Amanda asked. “It seems to cause her pain and she will barely walk on it.”
The doctor looked at her with concern. “Craig told me what happened to her leg. It should have been set. If it had been set properly, it wouldn’t even be bothering her now.”
“It is so hard for me to think a doctor would refuse to treat a child properly.” Amanda said with grief for her daughter.
“I agree. I have some bad news, but I also have some possible good news. I can’t do anything for Grace. I don’t have the skills or the equipment. But, I do know of a doctor who is located in the city who might be able to help her. It would mean surgery, possibly more than one, rebreaking the bone and casting it to heal properly. It would also mean some intense therapy afterward. He might not be able to make the leg like new, but he should be able to fix it enough that she will only walk with a slight limp with little or no pain.”
“That’s great news. When do you think we can have this done?” Amanda asked.
“I will give you a letter you can take to the doctor. You can go to the city for an initial appointment whenever you are ready.”
“I am so relieved,” Amanda turned to Craig with joy in her eyes. “I was so worried she would never be able to walk without pain.” She did not recognize that Craig was not showing as much as joy as she was. “We should make plans to go as soon as possible.”
“What do we do in the meantime, doctor?” Craig asked. “Should we be making her walk?”
“I wouldn’t advise that,” the doctor shook his head. “If she is forced to walk on it, it could make things worse. I would let her walk when she feels she can. Children are resilient and I doubt she will refuse to walk just because she doesn’t want to. If she is refusing, it is probably because she is in pain.”
“She was refusing to walk this morning,” Amanda commented, “yet she walked quite a bit yesterday.”
“If she was walked a lot yesterday, she might have over done it and is sore today.” The doctor nodded. “I am glad you want to take care of this soon. If you are willing to wait for a few minutes, I will write out that letter so you can go whenever you choose.”
After the doctor left the room, Amanda continued to talk about how excited she was that there was something that could be done for Grace. After a few minutes, she realized Craig did not seem as excited.
“Is something wrong?” Amanda asked him.
“This is going to cost quite a bit. I won’t have the money to pay for it until after the crops are in this fall.”
“Oh, money isn’t a problem.” Amanda waved her hand as if she was brushing the concern away. “I have more than enough to pay for it.”
Craig became very silent. “What do you mean, you have enough?”
“My late husband inherited some money which became mine when he died,” Amanda explained, not understanding why he was upset. “I have hardly used any of it.
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