Dance Driven Ballroom Team at The Crystal Ball

Ethan, Evyn, and their new teammate Nikolai Scheel.  They carpooled up together with Teah and Scott Scheel.  It was a pricey event, so I didn't go (and Amber had Grinch rehearsals anyway).

The boys look sharp, don't they?

They reported back that they had a good time and they did well.  I was sorry I missed it, but hope someone else has more photos.  If some come in, I'll add them here.

Update on Amber

I took Amber to her 9:15 a.m. appointment with Dr. Lance Bear today.  As I had already deduced, the bone scan showed nothing significant.

He feels she had a capsule tear, that is to say, the gushy padded part in her joint got a tear and the liquid came out, or bled, and filled the joint area and left scarring.

He wants her to use her toe now, but gently, massaging it and doing some specific exercises he's instructed her to perform either with her hand to get the joint loosened up or by using the tendon to move her toe itself.  He has also prescribed an anti-inflammatory gel (like ibuprofen) to be applied to the area 4 times a day to help reduce swelling.  This is so she doesn't have to take it orally (and to protect her stomach).

He wants to see her again in 3 weeks.  He says this does heel and get better, and takes about 6 weeks. So, she's about halfway there.

Amber went to ballet class today and is walking in regular sneakers and not the hard shoe.  Her pain level seems greatly reduced.  I think when he manipulated the toe joint he did it some good.  Now she just has to take it easy and work her way back into dance.

We are on the mend!  Yay!