Amawhitmom
Cheer Parent
- Jun 4, 2012
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Hi! My name is Jacqueline and I'm the mom to 2 great CPs, Amanda (age 12, Sr2) and Whitney (age8, youth2). This story is about 8 year old Whitney.
In November, during a routine tumbling pass at cheer, she landed incorrectly, broke her arm, completely tore her UCL (elbow ligament) and took an extra piece of the bone with it. It's the kind of injury that would bring a professional athlete to his knees. She barely cried. Instead, she went back out on the cheer floor and continued to cheer. I had no clue how seriously she was injured until days later. First the dr said it was a sprain, then a fracture and finally a torn UCL. The drs talked about months of rehab she would need and the probability of surgery ("Tommy Johns" surgery, for anyone interested). So far she's spent one week in a sling, 4 weeks in a cast and 6 1/2 weeks in grueling and painful physical therapy. She does hours worth of exercises and stretches everyday and charts her progress as she goes. While in the sling and cast, she went to every cheer practice to "cheer on her team" with a smile on her face even though I knew her heart is breaking by sitting on the sidelines watching her friends enjoy a sport she loves.
10 days before our first competition, she was cleared to return to cheer and allowed to join her team on the Mat. She was not allowed to tumble, but she flew the entire routine and hit every stunt!
Last week she was finally cleared to tumble. She could not have been more excited! During a Private on her second day tumbling she got her RO BHS Tuck for the very first time! I was in shock! This kid is Fierce!
Yesterday was her last day of physical therapy and today she returns to the orthopedist one last time. She is doing amazing and I could not be more proud of her. She has endured a lot of pain, tears and sleepless nights, but never lost her sense of humor or love of Cheer. She's a true inspiration for me.
I'm sure many of you and your amazing CPs have great inspirational stories! I'd love to hear them!
Thank you for letting me share mine
Jacqueline
In November, during a routine tumbling pass at cheer, she landed incorrectly, broke her arm, completely tore her UCL (elbow ligament) and took an extra piece of the bone with it. It's the kind of injury that would bring a professional athlete to his knees. She barely cried. Instead, she went back out on the cheer floor and continued to cheer. I had no clue how seriously she was injured until days later. First the dr said it was a sprain, then a fracture and finally a torn UCL. The drs talked about months of rehab she would need and the probability of surgery ("Tommy Johns" surgery, for anyone interested). So far she's spent one week in a sling, 4 weeks in a cast and 6 1/2 weeks in grueling and painful physical therapy. She does hours worth of exercises and stretches everyday and charts her progress as she goes. While in the sling and cast, she went to every cheer practice to "cheer on her team" with a smile on her face even though I knew her heart is breaking by sitting on the sidelines watching her friends enjoy a sport she loves.
10 days before our first competition, she was cleared to return to cheer and allowed to join her team on the Mat. She was not allowed to tumble, but she flew the entire routine and hit every stunt!
Last week she was finally cleared to tumble. She could not have been more excited! During a Private on her second day tumbling she got her RO BHS Tuck for the very first time! I was in shock! This kid is Fierce!
Yesterday was her last day of physical therapy and today she returns to the orthopedist one last time. She is doing amazing and I could not be more proud of her. She has endured a lot of pain, tears and sleepless nights, but never lost her sense of humor or love of Cheer. She's a true inspiration for me.
I'm sure many of you and your amazing CPs have great inspirational stories! I'd love to hear them!
Thank you for letting me share mine
Jacqueline