.......a visit to the orthopedist
Natalie lost the first set 1-6 to Boserup, not playing very well at all and. Then she came out the second set determined to make a stance. And that she did winning it 6-3. The third set was going well, and Natalie had the momentum at 3 all. When during a point she fell and stayed down for a few minutes. Looking at her foot, knee while holding her hand/wrist, left us wondering how she was. Getting up and over to her chair while asking the chair umpire for the trainer, gave us concrete info that it wasn't good news. Anyone that knows Natalie knows that she has a very high tolerance for pain, so her asking for a trainer is a big deal. But in Natalie fashion and with a complete check by the trainer.... she went back to work. It was easy to see that the wrist was the issue, but she continued on. Going up and serving for the match at 5-4. It was not meant to be, she went onto to lose in a third set breaker 6-7 (2). Needless to say, she was not a happy camper....very unfortunate fall and end to a match full of good tennis on both sides of the net. But God had different plans!
This morning we headed over to the doctor. A former Giants football player, Dr. Doornink was more gracious to squeeze us into his schedule. Although Doc doesn't think there are any breaks, an x-ray has been taken. We are currently waiting the results. Side note: Doc ended our visit by telling us who he expected to be in the exam room when he entered.....tennis player....Natalie as first name.....Pluskota as last name.....added up to......big Russian tennis player in his mind. After allowing us to laugh along with him at himself we were on our way to x-ray.
I have to brag a moment about Dr. Doornink. He is from a small town near Yakima, Washington. While he was on the Giants, he continued his education. After several seasons, he was traded to Seattle. While on the team, he went back to U of W (I think) and finished his education and became a orthopedist. What a great story, many of our young men could learn from it.
Time to end this post and see if we can track down the x-ray results. I will update you ASAP with the results....until then.....Love and Blessings....Sherry!
