Comments on: My daughter’s broken again? https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/my-daughters-broken-again/ Oh Baby! Magazine Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Annette d. Giacomazzi https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/my-daughters-broken-again/#comment-1246 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:40:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=3237#comment-1246 Lianne,
I just came across your post!  How are you and your daughter?  Any more broken bones?  I think I can add value to your questions, even one year later.  My daughter, Elli, broke 6 bones by the time she was 10.  When she was 3 (her third break) we had her tested for O.I. aka “brittle bone disease.”  Blessedly, she was negative.  Either you test positive or you don’t.  You can’t get diagnosed later with it, either.  She always had the recommended calcium and other bone building minerals in her diet…through milk, yogurt, cheese, even broccoli.  She got plenty of excersize and sunshine and she still broke bones. 

Orthopedic Surgeon’s (if you don’t have one, get one and memorize their number! ;) ) anecdotally maintain fractures come in clusters by patient, by family and even by neighborhood.  Personally, I always say, “you know how we all went to school with one of “those” kids?  Well, I’m just raising one!”  Her brother, now 15, knock on wood, has never broken a bone.  But, bless his big-brother-by-only-19-months-heart, he sure knows the drill (how to apply pressure to her wounds, give her comfort,…) as I drove quickly to the ER. 

My cousin, a doctor, believes there will be a test in 2 or 3 decades that will discover that she doesn’t have certain cross fibers.  In the meantime, every time I hear a thud, instead of me saying, “Are you OK?” it is now followed by a cheerful, “I’m OK!”  But, I must admit, whenever I hear a thud, I still wince, even at a friends’ house and my children aren’t with me. 

Elli, since the age of 2, wants to be a doctor.  By 5 she defined her goal to be a trauma surgeon.  At 13, she’s thinking she might be a great pediatric orthopedic surgeon. I think she will, too.  Maybe your daughter will have similar plans? 

In the meantime, my daughter was the inspiration behind CastCoverZ!  We provide fun and functional products for the after-care orthopedic market.  Our products help patients feel better, so they heal better.  We have cast covers that prevent snagging and keep the cast clean, we have products to waterproof casts, we have a cool product that eliminates the itch and stench of wearing a cast, and so much more.  We quickly discovered the need is great.  In just over two years, we have distribution nationally and internationally and we’ve been featured in consumer and trade journals.  Check out our press page, http://www.castcoverz.com/cast-covers-in-the-news.php for more info.  In fact, we recently introduced the Broken Bones Club.  Your daughter is automatically a member (check out the membership certificate…it’s good natured fun and free http://www.castcoverz.com/broken_bones_club_cast_gear.php.  We hope you never have to need us.  But, we’re here if you do. 

Lianne, feel free to call me, anytime, to talk, mom-to-mom, about our broken girls, 1(877) 633-4310.  I hope I shed a little light (and hope!) on your questions and the future. 

Best Regardz,
Annette d. Giacomazzi
Founder and Owner
CastCoverZ!
http://www.castcoverz.com

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