It's broken

[@joclovelady]

The waterfall is the perfect place for your family. The little drawing on the white gift bag is so precious.

[@simplyshannon9053]

I am so sorry you suffer with so much chronic pain! I too suffer daily, it’s awful!!!! Prayers to you!!!

[@reginamonte876]

I pray you get better soon. God bless you and your family ❤

[@angeladomann-bolduc5077]

Rachel, I hope you feel better! Praying for you to have good health!

[@justinjacob1490]

What an amazing video this is!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Valentine's day guys!!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@candyolson2832]

Happy Valentines Day to all of you! Sending lots of love ❤️

[@mysonruns]

I'm so glad you saw the doctor! I pray you heal quickly! What Awesome Valentine day gifts your kids got from their classmates! Very creative gifts!

[@lindao7887]

None of us would dare say "I told you so!"

[@laurierios6646]

💙Homemade Valentine’s are the best! Keep doing your thing with the boys! Memories are made while doing handmade crafts!💙

[@sburns834]

Just a heads up, the finger should be taped to your ring finger also. You need to stop touching the finger also.

[@bellis7772]

I'm so sorry that you have to endure that much pain on a daily basis...😧 That's...tough...! Sending you so much love, dear Rachel❤❤❤

[@marnkalman]

I’m Marna I’m disabled and I’m struggling watching your family is helping me deal with my sadness

[@inkystroul1823]

Hello Mama - your comment touched me so I just wanted to let you know that you're not alone! I am thinking of you and will pray that your sadness is replaced with the joy of life! I too, am disabled and suffer from chronic back pain, chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia. Sometimes the pain seems almost unbearable but the loneliness is worse!!! The sadness of feeling left out of the world because you can't keep up ... the friends lost when they gave up on me after I canceled one to many times due to a flare up of pain! All of it can bring you down .... I try very hard to remember that each day I have is a gift and an opportunity. Perhaps tomorrow a procedure will be developed that will reduce my pain level - maybe I'll simply be watching a KZbin video and find a comment that moves me (like yours did) and I become close friends with the author of the comment! 😊 Hang in there Mama, the sun will be brighter- maybe not tomorrow but definitely in God's timing! 🙏🌞🌟

[@robynbryant4274]

Hi Friends, I Suffer from Depression too and I'm Sad sometimes too

[@lindagentile2380]

Sending PRAYERS that you heal quickly Rachel... Hugs & Blessings Always 🙏❤💙💙💙💙🧸🤗✝️

[@lisatreaster8948]

Love the whole video. It was amazing. Love you all having fun as a family even with pups at your all favorite place. Love everything the boys got for Valentine's Day from school and there dad. Sorry your finger is broken. Hope you don't have to have surgery on it when you go back to the doctor. Love everything you show. You all are an amazing family. Boys are so cute and sweet. Love to everyone and God bless you all.

[@ElevaTOURSbyRainMaves]

Hope you y’all had a great Valentine’s Day

[@maryannallred8206]

For your back pain, I totally understand. I dealt with back pain for almost thirty years. Finally broke down and got the L ,3, 4, & 5 fused. Last year they fused the L 2 to the 3. I live with the pain every day. I am scheduled to a nerve oblasion on Thursday. If that does not work it will be a stimulator.

[@CorgiMom007]

I deal with the same stuff. Mine came from having an epidural placed wrong 6x while I was having my c-section. L345 all hurt bad..

[@dehunludwig6504]

Yay good see family and pups having fun times ! 💕💕💕

[@jasminy.1072]

Praying for you and your family everyday, Love you all so much! ✝️🙏🏻❤️

[@juanapetpeterson3382]

Happy Valentine's day

[@lisamcgrath3132]

Praying your finger heals. I know what you mean about pain. I’ve lived with chronic next & back pain for 10 yrs, so when I injured my foot last May, I pretty much ignored it until 6 weeks later when I got up one morning & could not put any weight at all on that foot. Went to the doctor, he sent me to an Orthopedic doctor & found out I had ruptured the plantar facial tendon on the bottom of my foot & because I waited to see the doctor for so long I also had Achilles’ Tendonitis. I was already on crutches but was also put in a boot which I had to wear for 4 wks. Then started two months of physical therapy. Sooo my whole summer was a mess!!! Now 9 months later I still have foot pain, cannot walk barefoot at all, my heel & ankle is stiff all the time & still cannot walk for long distances. I’m praying this all gets better for this summer🤗

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

Happy late Valentine's Day Earls family.

[@tamfur]

I like your sweatshirts, Leo and Wyatt.

[@debra7155]

Rachel please take the time to see the proper doctors and do what is necessary to ease your pain. You have complained for years now about how much pain your in, but you seem to not do what is absolutely needed to relieve it. If surgery will fix it, get the surgery. My X got to the point with his back that one day he could not get out of bed. I had to call 911 to get him to a hospital and he got surgery the next day. He recovered quickly and hasn't had a back ache since. You have to take care of yourself or one day you might not be able to get out of bed. Then what good are you to your children?? Love yourself enough. XO

[@francescofinocchiaro3633]

Sempre insieme , sempre felici ! Vi abbraccio forte forte! Ps: una carezza al tuo dito !

[@Rosalliiaa]

So cute Leo’s voice sounds like Bobby from king of the hill 😊

[@MommaAtPlay]

We bought bulk watercolor trays from amazon and made little cards that said ' hope you have a colorful valentines day"

[@donnablankenship6623]

There are finger cots that you can buy at the pharmacy stores that roll down over the finger to protect it from getting dirty .

[@kaceykuhn70]

I’m much older than you but enjoy your family. I too struggled with Anxiety as a young mom and after. I took much medication but I can’t say it was worth it because the side effects are so much worse. Please do some research about these drugs before putting yourself on any of them. I will say the thing/ things that worked the best for me. I went through a step study at Celebrate Recovery, I’m not an addict but the program helps with hurts, hang ups and habits. It was profound!! I highly recommend. Regular talk therapy to help manage my expectations of me and others. I also had pain and I did some work with a counselor on pain processing. I hope this helps a bit. I can’t say enough how I wish I had never gone on medication.

[@kindnessmatters4068]

Agree ♡♡

[@tracyzabelle]

Ouch.. the pain we put up with

[@susanwest7771]

Hi Rachel and Harold Loved watching the video Thank you for putting it on here Your boys are a credit to you both Hope your finger gets better soon Rachel Looking forward to watching more of your videos Take care from Sue with love xxxxx

[@barbarboyland2877]

Can you but it in a glove i think the world of you all always beautiful family

[@tanyakeshari4665]

I'm your big fan...i love your vlogs.. God bless your family 👪

[@lindahendrix340]

Rachel, you can buy covers for gingers called FINGER COTS it is a latex covering that goes over the the bandage on your finger. You can keep your finger dry and clean. You can get it wet and be just fine.

[@andreadavies5525]

I did exactly the same thing with my pinky! I left it too late too and the splint didn’t help. My finger is still bent but I can use it.

[@lorriely7678]

Sweet Leo... ❤️❤️❤️

[@stephaniemyers2183]

i've been seeing a doctor for my left thumb now for about a year and yesterday i went back and se told me that i have some signs of "trigger finger" got a shot on the inside part of my thumb. go back next month and if the shot helped then im looking at a small surgery cuz i may have done something to the tendon in my thumb

[@louisewhite9152]

Hi Rachel ~ I totally know what your talking about ~ living with chronic pain is awful beyond belief ~ I have Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and lupus and suffer with anxiety and depression ~ I’m taking pain meds and anxiety and depression meds ~ they really really do help ~ I’ve been watching your family since Leo was born ~ Time goes by so quickly ~ Sending love and hugs from my home in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to your home in 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Xxx Xxx

[@sharondobbins2153]

I'm the very same as you...I had 3operation on my neck......1 of the operation was on my spine cord back of my neck...pain I'm still taking morphine patch high dose and alots of other meds... I will keep you in my prayers 🙏 ❤ x

[@louisewhite9152]

Hi Sharon ~ thank you so much for your kind message ~ oh my goodness your really suffering ~ I’ve also got degeneration of all my joints including my spine ~ last may I had a spinal infusion but unfortunately it didn’t work ~ it turns out I’m allergic to the morphine patches ~ so now I’m on 16 tablets in the morning 7 at lunch 6 at teatime and 14 in the evening also oramorph 4 times daily ~ I don’t about you but sometimes the pain is that intense ~ but now I’m bed bound and the drs don’t know if I will walk again ~ I try and stay positive but I don’t mind admitting it’s flipping hard ~ I have 2 carers 4 times a day and a night carer who stays with me all night ~ please please take care Sending love and gentle supportive hugs ~ Xxx

[@carolyncarrier5247]

I have been in chronic pain for 20 years now since I was 11 years old it sucks its hard and with all the pain medicine out there it's hard to not get caught up in the addiction of it but I have been able too mostly stay away from pain medicine and have learned different types of things too help my pain. My is mostly my back too so I know how you feel it's hard.

[@marcywhitesell497]

How I miss the cute things littles make ... My kids are past those days... Valentines are so big for kids these days

[@carebear1155]

I too suffer from a bad back and pain. My L4 & L5 are messed up, I had 3 friends that have had back surgery and they said do not do it… all of them are going on multiple surgeries, one has had 10 surgeries, another has had 13 surgeries and the other one has had seven surgeries they say once you start back surgeries you just keep on having to have them so if you can figure out and deal with the pain and do that because all three of them are also using canes and they are in their late 30s early 40s. I fell at 16 and broke my tailbone and that’s when my back problem started I’m 44 today and after my third child I slipped and fell down her stairs and cracked my tailbone again my back has just taken it’s toll, between myself playing volleyball softball for willing it’s been hard but my family understands that there are days where I just cannot do much at all. I don’t know if it’s from my back neither does my doctor or neurologist but I know have idiopathic peripheral neuropathy and I am numb from the knees down it’s scary, it sucks, but I have to look at it from a different angle especially when I get really down and realize that things could be so much worse this could be cancer this could be something that is deadly God willing🙏🏻🙏🏻 it will never turn into that. I wish you nothing but the best I have been on anxiety medication for the last 23 years don’t feel upset about it if you have to take it,.

[@joclovelady]

Take it from someone who has lived with varying degrees of chronic pain since the birth of my 2nd son in 1995:so 25 yrs I can tell you that you NEED to get a referral to see a Neurosurgeon. They will do an MRI and work out what is going on. I see a Pain Specialist because pain management of chronic pain is NECESSARY. Don't wait until it gets worse. Don't wait until you're pregnant and can't take meds. Get it under control. You may need surgery which takes approx 6 months to recover from. Your 4th pregnancy is still going to happen. You need to take care of your back. BTW.... plates is the ABSOLUTE BEST for people who have back issues.

[@brookeburks6268]

You could use rubber gloves & tape it around your wrist so you can still use your hand in the shower. Just a thought.

[@sofiejosefsen242]

You are so beautifull Rachel 🌟👌

[@barbarabohna5266]

There are some things called cots, they are for your fingers. You should be able to get them at Walmart or target.

[@nataliebeighley7045]

Be glad it's not the middle finger

[@sharondobbins2153]

Hi Rachel I want to ask you about you chronic illness pain..Do you have fibromyalgia flare...I have chronic pain and fibromyalgia too.... I had 3operation on my neck..I wanted to know if you had any...

[@jeremiasjomson1962]

Rachel desde España❤️❤️❤️

[@abigailsalazar9995]

if you wanted to you could put like a surgical glove over your hand and tape it close so that you can use both hands!

[@broomtreewellness]

I slammed my finger in a car door a few years ago. The hand specialist put me in a splint and told me I had to have mine pushed back a little if I did not have it in the splint. Ended up seeing a different hand splint when the first doc said I had to have surgery but he could not do it. The hand surgeon I saw next said he would have done surgery immediately. My finger had never been the same. I would encourage you to get a second opinion sooner rather than later. I may have more mobility and the knuckle may not be so big now if I had had the surgery right away. Just a thought. Mine is the middle finger on my dominant hand so it is much more an infringement on my daily life to have it partially numb and not totally moveable permanently than your pinkie may be to you. Only you can make that choice though. Please take care of yourself! Easy for us to put ourselves on the back burner for our families. There is only one you though!

[@willothewispl]

Aww Rachel I feel bad hearing you are in so much pain. I have dealt with so much excruciating pain for years. Mine started as I became older, but, you have three babies to take care of. Maybe if you go to a drug store the pharmacist can fix you up with another splint and clean bandages. Good luck and God Bless.

[@stephanie2]

❤❤❤

[@candyolson2832]

Rachel, I messaged you on IG about suggestions for your hand. Basically shower covering made for water proof and such, like casting, splints and so forth. I screen shotted some examples from Amazon.

[@hadeelsaffah3493]

❤️❤️❤️💙💙💙

[@tanyakeshari4665]

Lots of love ❤

[@ingebjrgjoten2077]

Good healing for you with pain and broken finger. Nothing is impossible for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

[@sharondobbins2153]

My son broken middle finger when he was about 4years old.. I wait week before I took him A&E and they where going to x-ray him and it was broken at the tip of the finger and it was over week from he broken it... the doctor was very rude to me for waiting a week to come to A&Emergency..

[@pippakay7234]

Rachel have you thought about trying electrical tape to strap your finger, it's waterproof and so robust. Just make sure not to do it too tight.🧡 Hope it improves and gets back to some sort of normality. Lovely valentine's gifts ftom school buddies. Wait till they're putting on a dinner for you and Harold.😉

[@paulalaurie7935]

I hurt my hand and when I had a shower I wore a tight fitting rubber latex glove and put elastic bands around the glove to stop any water getting in when I washed my hair.

[@margarethollins6531]

You can put a plastic bag wrapped around your hand and taped around your arm so you can still use your hand. You can probably buy some more of those splints in your drug store or the medical aisle of your shops. We can buy them here in Australia. 😁🇦🇺💕

[@marygreen564]

I feel your pain level I had four fingers broken I has to wear a cast on my hand arm towards my finger I was out of work for 16 weeks I slammed my hand on my car door

[@averilevans5005]

Why can’t you wear a rubber glove & tape out tight around the wrist on the hand where finger is broken ?

[@gerryryan1372]

Please go to the back specialist x

[@nancybaldwin4893]

Happy Valentine’s Day

[@HearingHands143]

You waited too long to have it looked at. Therefore, if it does straighten, it most likely won't be 100%. Coming from someone who did the same thing you did, but during a volleyball game. I splint it, and got back in the game. Went 2 days later to have it looked at, we correctly splint it, and it still stayed bent. Over 20 years later and it's become my trademark. Nothing wrong with being bent either! Unless you're worried about how it looks.. I will say though.. It is kind of odd that you don't have a splint piece on both sides of the pinky. Tape will not hold your finger correctly in place, because you know.. Showering, dishes, kids.. etc.. Do you have access to a Walgreens or CVS?? They have full finger splints that would be more beneficial, if for nothing else.. piece of mind!

[@nicolethornton6409]

Could you try a medical glove to protect it while showering? Glad you finally went in

[@AlaskaMomof2]

Thinking the same thing. Latex glove and some water proof surgical tape.

[@bethruggiero5112]

Yes, that is what we tell patients to do

[@mariamead4444]

Shower. Put a baggie over your hand with an elastic band around the wrist. Or buy one at a pharmacy that snaps in place and has a heavier plastic and lasts longer. Enjoy your shower.

[@sallymay24]

Just put a glove on your hand and tap it around the wrist so no water gets in

[@luanneholmes4599]

Rachel get a rubber glove for when you shower and just tape around the wrist. Hope you can get your back fixed soon

[@mindyvanhorn3199]

I just had an Epidural Steroid shot for my back, it's a game changer! If they have a chronic Pain specialist where you live, it may be nice to check to see if that would be an option for you.

[@lisaandmirandawilliams8887]

They sell the Finger splints at Walmart if thar one gets to dirty

[@meghanhill7152]

Hey Rachel! I wanted to let you know to please be mindful of getting on anti-anxiety medication, because you are currently nursing Truett. I’d recommend trying Speciosa tea, since you don’t have to worry about going to a doctor for that. I’ve been taking it for almost five years, this spring. It has changed my life, and has helped me a lot with my anxiety.

[@kimberlymahoney8437]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you for sharing

[@vickischaffer9229]

Cover your finger with plastic wrap. My finger is stuck in that position due to atrophy

[@catlockhart6965]

You shoud be able to buy more splints at your local drug store.

[@tanyakeshari4665]

Love from India 🇮🇳

[@LoveAuntAshley]

Guess Who is a fun game! What kind of person doing a V-Day party for kids doesn't want the kids bringing candy?!?! What are they thinking?!?!

[@TheKatehall]

Get a limbo waterproof covers hand you get them for all limbs

[@cassiez4239]

((Hugs)) to you!!! Im curious with your back and hand and now pinky what your bone mass and strength is overall.

[@nannapatty110]

Can't you put a rubber glove over your hand to take a shower. When I broke my ankle and fractured my foot. I ordered a bag of of Amazon to cover my cast that was about to my knee with a bag. I no what you mean about chronic pain.i have been in Chronic pain for over forty years. I have fibromyalgia and arthritis. I have had lung surgery and knee replacement surgery, my back is very badd with degenerative disk and bone spurs. Among other problems. Prayers for you and your pain. I no it's hard. ❤️

[@TheKatehall]

Shower get a Limbo it covers had waterproof and hand completely dry

[@arizonarn001]

Have you been to a good pain doctor for your back? You are too young to be in so much pain. Sorry for you.