"My broken leg"

I am a young person and I was in a motocross accident at the Elgin track where another bike crashed into my leg. The paramedics came to help me and I was taken to Dr Grays by ambulance. I was in lots of pain but the paramedics were really nice and gave me pain relief. At hospital I was given an xray and told by the doctors that I had a broken and fractured leg so had to be put in a cast. 

I spent the night in hospital but the nurses allowed my mum to stay with me and they gave her a bed right beside me. 

I was in the children’s ward where the nurses were so lovely and very patient with me. I felt very anxious as I hadn’t been in hospital before but they made me feel at ease and explained everything clearly to me. 

I didn’t like having to spend a night in hospital but I knew I had to for X-rays so that the doctors could make my leg better. The nurses gave me a cheese sandwich because I was starving and made me toast for breakfast in the morning. They made my mum lots of cups of tea too! 

I got to pick the colour of my cast which I have to wear for around 8 weeks! I picked orange, the colour of my motorbike and I can’t wait to get all my friends to sign their name on it. 

I was very anxious about moving from my bed and having to use crutches but the doctors decided it would be best for me to use a zimmer first of all. I was scared but the doctors and nurses were so patient and explained what was going to happen so eventually I managed and realised it wasn’t that bad after all! I had a wee practice on the zimmer in the ward before being taken out to our car to go home. My dad and the doctor helped me into the car. 

I was so glad to be home but can’t thank all the paramedics and hospital team enough for their help, patience and understanding. I have a long road ahead of me yet but I will fix and hope to get back to my motocross in time. 

A big thank you to the nurse who gave me two boxes of Lego to take home to keep me occupied for a while. Thank you so much! x