Brayden's Spleen

Brayden was riding his bike off some legit dirt jumps when he crash and landed pretty hard on the turf.  Katie took him to the ER only to find out he had a 6cm tear (significant) in his spleen, and had to be ambulanced down to Children's hospital in Denver by the critical care unit.  His white blood cell count was 4 times what it normally should be and was a flag that something was wrong.

The spleen can fully rupture and one can bleed out internally with serious consequences.  Lucky for Brayden it did not rupture, and he was in bed rest for three days under close observation by the intensive care unit.

On Saturday he was released, but can't go to school for a week or two, and even after that no recess or gym.  He can't do any physical activity (bikes, trampoline, etc) for 5 weeks, and no contact sports for 12 weeks.  

As you know Brayden loves being outside and running and jumping, but will have to be inside with Legos, movies, and video games.  To most kids this sounds awesome but will be torture for him.  Hopefully we find ways to pass the time that he will enjoy.