Great news at the doctor and physical therapist yesterday! Hannah's ankle is healed and she is ready to start adding skills back in as she continues to work on strengthening her ankle. I am afraid it will be a longer and slower road than Caroline would like it to be, but she is going to have to understand the importance of taking it slow and not re injuring herself. The doctor said it takes at least twice as long as you were in the cast to begin to get back to do the things you normally do; and that is for someone just wanting to get back to walking and maybe running. For an athlete, he said to plan on 3 to 4 times that long. She was in the cast for 4 weeks.  The good and bad of having her season cut short this year are many. An  obvious "bad" is that her season was cut short and that has been very disappointing. The "good" is that she has plenty of time to heal and come back stronger. It is a lot for a 14 year old to process, but a good life lesson.