This is an x-ray of a Mexican missonary´s broken ankle. It happened on preparation day in November, 2009. He and his district were at some local ruins--Zempoala. They were leaping from block to block--stones which had been carved. These are legal to climb on and it is only natural for a young man, or child, to try to jump from one to the next. ("Put off the natural man," King Benajmin spoke.) They are not large. Well, his companion jumped from one to the other and made it, so of course, he had to monkey-see, monkey-do. Problem is the second monkey was a lot bigger, less agile, and not as good a leaper. He fell about a foot (pun intended) short and broke his ankle. Very nice spiral fracture. You can see in the foto how the impact on his heel and ball of his foot vibrated through his tibia and fibula. You can even see a nice splinter of bone. Excellent X-rays, don't you think? So, the next day he mounted a plane for Mexico City where he lives and that night was under the knife receiving screws and plates to help that ankle knit back together. We expected to see him back here in a few weeks; they said six would do it. At this posting, 19Feb2010, he is not been released to return. Put off the natural man.
Friday, February 19, 2010
This is an x-ray of a Mexican missonary´s broken ankle. It happened on preparation day in November, 2009. He and his district were at some local ruins--Zempoala. They were leaping from block to block--stones which had been carved. These are legal to climb on and it is only natural for a young man, or child, to try to jump from one to the next. ("Put off the natural man," King Benajmin spoke.) They are not large. Well, his companion jumped from one to the other and made it, so of course, he had to monkey-see, monkey-do. Problem is the second monkey was a lot bigger, less agile, and not as good a leaper. He fell about a foot (pun intended) short and broke his ankle. Very nice spiral fracture. You can see in the foto how the impact on his heel and ball of his foot vibrated through his tibia and fibula. You can even see a nice splinter of bone. Excellent X-rays, don't you think? So, the next day he mounted a plane for Mexico City where he lives and that night was under the knife receiving screws and plates to help that ankle knit back together. We expected to see him back here in a few weeks; they said six would do it. At this posting, 19Feb2010, he is not been released to return. Put off the natural man.
hoooo pobre elder corona que paso con el...? volvio a la mision?
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