I was at my skating practice last night when my medical skills were called upon… One of the other skaters had fallen and hurt her ankle, and the couple of people helping her had some first aid skills, but they were a little unsure of what to do. They were asking for a nurse, and I said “well, I’m a doctor, what do you need?”

So I examined her and came to the conclusion that I thought she had broken her ankle (specifically, her distal fibula) and she needed to go to an ER for X-rays and splinting/casting. She wasn’t feeling (or looking) that great (kind of shaky and pale… Hello, broken bone!) so we called for the paramedics to give her a temporary splint and transport her to a hospital. They said they didn’t think it was broken, and I just thought… “Well, I hope it’s not (for her sake) but I really think it is.” and off she went in the aid car.

This morning I stopped at Starbucks on my way to work and I saw another skater who had been helping out with her last night: “It’s a broken fibula.”

Ahhh, victory. (Though I am sad for her that it is actually broken.) 🙁

I did roller derby summer camp this past couple of months, and I learned how to skate from the actual Rat City Rollergirls! It was awesome fun, and I nearly made it onto their “Fresh Meat” team (for new-to-the-league skaters). Even though I didn’t make it on the team, I did make it ALL the way through the tryouts (through all 3 cuts) so I’m pretty proud of myself! I’ll be on wheels for the next few months, and I’ll try out again early next year.

I went to the Seattle Sounders vs. Houston Dynamo first-round playoff soccer game last night at Qwest Field with A.J., Heather, and Jeremiah and it was a lot of fun! We had seats in the center “Club Level” section and we were directly on the half line, so a great view. The seats are slightly padded, and have full backs, armrests, and cup holders… plus that whole section is completely under-cover, so if it had rained (which it didn’t) we would have stayed dry. We also had access to the “Club Level” concessions and eating areas, plus there was the FSN Lounge, only for the best-of-the-best seats, which we had. There was free food there all game with Shepherd’s Pie, quesadillas, lots of fresh fruit, cookies, soda, and coffee. That was pretty cool!!

The game itself was so-so. The Sounders didn’t seem to have the fire, and the refereeing was pretty terrible, even taking away a goal of ours on a bogus call. It ended in a zero-zero tie, and we head to Houston next week to play them again for the second of this 2-game series.

Overall a really fun night!!!