Good News first! Bryson did much better with this casting. He did not cry at all for the right foot, but then made up for it with the left foot!
More Good News! Gracie did not cry at all. She just turned around backwards in the chair, chewed her gum, covered her ears and rocked! Such a good girl who was working hard for some ice cream this evening!!!
Even more good news!! Doctor does not think Bryson needs the tenotomy right now, doesn't mean he may not have one at some point in time, but not now. Which is great for me as I had no idea how I would manage that with Gracie. One less thing to worry about even though fellow adoptive moms here offered to take her, but that is not ideal either for a child newly home.
Not-so-good-news! We will be spending Easter away from our family as we won't be going home until April 30th! UGHhhh! But we are seeing improvement with the casting and he wants to keep it going. So Friday, April 29th will be last cast and moldings for braces taken. He will then be re-casted to come home for 3-4 weeks.
A little more not-so-good-news is that his heels may not be able to get into the position needed just through casting, but he will keep trying over the next two weeks. If they are not able to get into a better position, the doctor will give him one year in braces to see how they do and then he may need a heel relocation surgery.
But for now this is what his left foot looked like today! I have NEVER seen the inside of his foot so straight!
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6 comments:
Praying for you all as you walk this road. May God bless you for having the love and strength to love and parent a child with special needs. Many moms give birth to special needs but you had a choice. THANK YOU for answering God's call!!!!
Mom to a special needs birth and adopted child
His foot looks great!! Happy to hear you are seeing the fruits of your labors already. Hang in there girlfriend. You are SUPER mommy for sure :)
Loving and praying for you all. xoxo Queeney. I miss you!
Hi Bryson!
My name is Jenna and i came across your site. U are a courageous, strong and determined fighter. U are an Inspirational Hero, Brave, Warrior, and a Smilen Champ!
I was born with a rare life threatening disease.
I wish you all the best in your journey.
www.miraclechamp.webs.com
Oh I am so behind. getting ready to see the ortho again for LMs feet and they are starting to turn in so I am a bit fearful for this visit.
I enjoyed reading your journey. We adopted a SN eight year old girl (China, June 2010.) She has severely clubfeet, hip dyslplaxia and bilateral paralysis of the shins. What a ride. If you are interested check it out at www.chinaforasister.blogspot.com. Hope that all is well.
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