Breaking My Leg

I continued to play on the U15 and U16 Provincial Teams Program for the next two summers. We traveled back to Germany in U15 and stayed in the same two places. However some of the teams we played weren't the greatest. One friendly game we played we won 25-0. It was the highest scoring game I've ever played. U16 was a shorter season for me because I broke my leg during a tournament down in Portland, Oregon. The other girl came into the tackle with her cleats up directly hitting me in the shin. It really just felt like a really hard kick to the shin but I didn't think it was anything serious at first. But I noticed my leg felt really weird when I was sitting on the sidelines. After the game I was taken to a clinic in Portland where I had to wait quite a while before I got checked. I finally got an x-ray and was told I broke my tibia.

X-ray of my right leg

If I stayed down in Portland to get dealt with I would've had to wait til the Tuesday and it was only Saturday. My dad decided that to make the car ride back to Children's Hospital that night. It took us around 4 hours to drive back which was a lot faster than it normally takes to get back. I spent the night at Childrens and got my bone put back into place the next morning. The bone went back in perfectly so I didn't need any pins to hold it in place. I was put in a full leg cast which I had to wear for a few weeks. I pretty much lived downstairs for couple months because I couldn't get up and down the stairs. Having a shower was always a lengthy process because I couldn't stand up and I couldn't get my cast wet. I would have to sit on a little chair with my leg out of the shower while wrapped in a garbage bag. I accidentally got water down my cast one time and it was an very uncomfortable feeling. U16 was the last year for the provincial teams program so it was disappointing that I could finish off the program. But I honestly really enjoyed the time off soccer. I got to spend a lot more time with my family and it was really relaxing not having to do anything. This was an experience I surely will never ever forget!