Sandycay, you have definitely found a keeper! That is so awesome the way he stepped in and did so much over the weekend. And for his friends and family to appreciate you and realized you make FFG happy...sounds great all around.
Ouch on the dodgeball injury! Funny how it is always something random...when I tore pretty much everything in my foot/ankle 2 yrs ago I was just rushing/fast walking up a sidewalk to sub at a middle school and hit a patch of ice. Like you I tried to just brush it off but within 30 minutes I was in tears from the pain and couldn't teach...
Just follow the docs advice,do the PT when you can and try to be patient. I HATED the crutches, like you said you can't do anything with them, carry things, etc! Big time pain in the butt...but by the time summer is here you should at least be able to be out doing some form of exercise....it will come, just not as fast as you want!