We've been counting down the days for our trip, and have been closely watching a nor'easter storm predicted to hit the day of our departure. (A snow storm resulted in the cancellation of our flight down for our last trip.) As it turns out, that was the least of our worries.
On Wednesday, just four days before our scheduled departure, we took our son to see a pediatric orthopedist because of some pain in his left hip. We thought it would be good to get it looked at before walking all over WDW. After taking x-rays, a nurse came in with a wheelchair.
The doctor then told us our son needed immediate surgery. He was admitted to the hospital Wednesday night. He had the surgery Thursday morning (yesterday). He was released from the hospital this morning.
The surgery went well. However, he will be in a wheelchair or on crutches for the next six weeks.
Nevertheless, his doctor told us that there was no reason that he can't still go to WDW. My son is dead-set on going. He has no problem with being in a wheelchair.
We thought about canceling, but the reservation is a DVC reservation on points, and the airline tickets are non-refundable. We thought about rescheduling, but nothing else seems feasible with vacation/school/work schedules.
So assuming the next two days go smoothly with my son's continued recovery, we should still be going. We'll see.