The Merry Life of The Murpheys: Feeling a bit faint?

Monday, June 22, 2009

Feeling a bit faint?

Camp Aunt Crystal came to a screeching halt on Wednesday morning. Here's the scoop - Cynthia had mentioned that she may want to pursue dentistry. She was excited to go to Brett's office and observe a few procedures. As Brett began an injection, Cynthia says she got hot and dizzy. She sat down to take a break. She stood back up as he was beginning an extraction. She got hot again, but this time she didn't make it to a seated position. She fainted and landed on her chin. This makes my mouth hurt just thinking about it. She's tall and had a long fall! Turns out she broke her jaw in TWO places. I am so grateful that she was in Brett's care at the time. She said he was so calm, caring, and made her feel at ease. We spent the day at home having a movie marathon while she kept ice on her jaw and took pain medication every 4 hours. Her family thought it would be best to meet with a surgeon in San Antonio so I ended up driving her to San Antonio at 4am so she could be with her family and meet with an oral surgeon to wire her mouth. My niece Madison and my sister Mishelle met with her yesterday and said she looks great and is very content. They bought her a white board and bell!! She will have her jaw wired shut for 6 weeks. I'm sad that Camp Aunt Crystal came to an end like this, but Cynthia is a trooper and will get through this. Not only that, she has a great story tell when she becomes. Dr. Cynthia! Here are our final pics...