Re: Kieran SLC for cast 6 April 18 and new drysuit

[Guest guest]

forgot to mention, Kieran will be travelling with his dad, , and I will

stay home with the girls. We take turns. He will probably do a few trips in a

row now until our baby is a bit older, and then it will be my turn for a few of

our many, many casts that I am looking forward to for our beautiful son.

Shauna Leamy

Kieran,Kelsey, and 's mom

>

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth cast.

I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now and

has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took photos

and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a

full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only,

and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water

and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and

got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but

I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a

family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad that

he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken with

Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go ahead

also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He

starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the water

several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming, this

is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting

Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him.

Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics,

dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything

like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the

playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups,

tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to

the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or

tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality of

life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow up

to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has

surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and I

have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting in

a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well,

optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and (11

months)

>

[Guest guest]

Shauna,Where did you get the dry suit?? How much was it? I'm just thinking it would be nice if we could keep up our pool PT when Thaddeus gets casted. Good luck on the next castSent from my iPhoneOn Mar 31, 2011, at 5:39 PM, "Shauna" <scolimail@...> wrote:

forgot to mention, Kieran will be travelling with his dad, , and I will stay home with the girls. We take turns. He will probably do a few trips in a row now until our baby is a bit older, and then it will be my turn for a few of our many, many casts that I am looking forward to for our beautiful son.

Shauna Leamy

Kieran,Kelsey, and 's mom

>

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the water several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming, this is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him. Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups, tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well, optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and (11 months)

>

[Guest guest]

Shauna,Where did you get the dry suit?? How much was it? I'm just thinking it would be nice if we could keep up our pool PT when Thaddeus gets casted. Good luck on the next castSent from my iPhoneOn Mar 31, 2011, at 5:39 PM, "Shauna" <scolimail@...> wrote:

forgot to mention, Kieran will be travelling with his dad, , and I will stay home with the girls. We take turns. He will probably do a few trips in a row now until our baby is a bit older, and then it will be my turn for a few of our many, many casts that I am looking forward to for our beautiful son.

Shauna Leamy

Kieran,Kelsey, and 's mom

>

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the water several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming, this is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him. Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups, tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well, optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and (11 months)

>

[Guest guest]

also, Kieran is now fully potty trained for many weeks, night and day, cold

turkey method works best for us and our kids. He is really looking forward to

preschool in September!

Shauna Leamy

Mother of Kelsey, Kieran, and

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right

now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

> >

> > Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not

had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only,

and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water

and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and

got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but

I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a

family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

> >

> > So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad

that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken

with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go

ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry.

He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the

water several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming,

this is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started

casting Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for

him. Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done

gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or

anything like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over

the playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin

ups, tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it),

stretches to the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active

and nothing seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play

t-ball or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his

quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he

may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really

what is expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually

has surgery, I continue to hope.

> >

> > Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

> >

> > Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and

I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting

in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

> >

> > Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well,

optimistic and in a good direction!

> >

> > Shauna Leamy

> > mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

(11 months)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Make sure you get doctor approval before trying anything new, including this.

We got it as White's Diving, here on Vancouver Island, In Centeral Saanich

(; Capital Regional District). We're also recreational divers, so we

are familiar with dive equipment and its use, which also weighed into our

decision.

They ship and you can fax in the measurements. They have made other drysuits

for other kids that wear EDF casts around age 2+ and the same drysuits for other

medical conditions in toddlers+ (and probably younger) that require keeping dry.

They are very good and very helpful. 250 652-8554.

Do talk to the doctor before undertaking anything like this, but it works for us

and our specific circumstances. It just gets him the pool, it's not for

therapeutic reasons.

Hope this helps and look forward to hearing how Thad's upcoming appointment goes

and what his cast date will be!

I'll send you a note later to catch up, we're just sitting down to dinner

Shauna Leamy

Kelsey, Kieran and 's mom

> > >

> > > Hello,

> > >

> > > Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right

now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

> > >

> > > Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not

had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only,

and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water

and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and

got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but

I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a

family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

> > >

> > > So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad

that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken

with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go

ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry.

He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the

water several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming,

this is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started

casting Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for

him. Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done

gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or

anything like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over

the playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin

ups, tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it),

stretches to the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active

and nothing seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play

t-ball or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his

quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he

may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really

what is expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually

has surgery, I continue to hope.

> > >

> > > Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

> > >

> > > Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and

I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting

in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

> > >

> > > Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

well, optimistic and in a good direction!

> > >

> > > Shauna Leamy

> > > mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

(11 months)

> > >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Tasha!

>

> Shauna,

> That is amazing about the swimming!  I can feel your excitement about it and

am

> so happy for your family! 

>

> Enjoy!  And good luck on the upcoming cast date.  Keep us posted.

>  

> Tasha

> Mommy of 5 year old twin boys- and

> Fort Worth, Texas

> is treated at Texas ish Rite Hospital in Dallas, Texas.  After

being

> treated in a series of 6 casts for 14 months he is now in a brace and has

been

> since September 2007.

>

> EARLY Treatment does work if done properly.

> You can read 's story at....

http://www.infantilescoliosis.org/stories.html

> Or follow our family one day at a

> time......http://thefontenotslife.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

>

>  

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Shauna <scolimail@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Thu, March 31, 2011 7:37:20 PM

> Subject: Kieran SLC for cast 6 April 18 and new drysuit

>

>  

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth cast.

I

> am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now and

> has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took photos

and

> I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a full

> bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full showers

at

> cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only, and a few

> times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom

> salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on

> his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I

> really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a

> family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad that

he

> is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken with

> Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go ahead

> also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He

> starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the

water

> several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming, this

> is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting

> Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him.

> Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics,

> dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything

> like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the

> playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups,

> tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches

to

> the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or

> tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality of

> life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow

up

> to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

> expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has

> surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon

> as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and I

> have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting

in

> a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well,

> optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and (11

> months)

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Tasha!

>

> Shauna,

> That is amazing about the swimming!  I can feel your excitement about it and

am

> so happy for your family! 

>

> Enjoy!  And good luck on the upcoming cast date.  Keep us posted.

>  

> Tasha

> Mommy of 5 year old twin boys- and

> Fort Worth, Texas

> is treated at Texas ish Rite Hospital in Dallas, Texas.  After

being

> treated in a series of 6 casts for 14 months he is now in a brace and has

been

> since September 2007.

>

> EARLY Treatment does work if done properly.

> You can read 's story at....

http://www.infantilescoliosis.org/stories.html

> Or follow our family one day at a

> time......http://thefontenotslife.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

>

>  

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Shauna <scolimail@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Thu, March 31, 2011 7:37:20 PM

> Subject: Kieran SLC for cast 6 April 18 and new drysuit

>

>  

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth cast.

I

> am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now and

> has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took photos

and

> I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a full

> bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full showers

at

> cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only, and a few

> times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom

> salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on

> his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I

> really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a

> family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad that

he

> is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken with

> Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go ahead

> also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He

> starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the

water

> several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming, this

> is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting

> Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him.

> Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics,

> dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything

> like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the

> playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups,

> tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches

to

> the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or

> tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality of

> life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow

up

> to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

> expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has

> surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon

> as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and I

> have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting

in

> a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well,

> optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and (11

> months)

>

[Guest guest]

It's so great that casting allows our kids to do so much!! Thanks Heidi!

Shauna

>

> Shauna,

>

> That's awesome news about the drysuit for Kieran! I love that you encourage

him

> to do so many activities, Bex does everything but swim or throw sand.

>

> Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3.5 years old, in 9th cast from Salt Lake City

Shriners,

> currently down from 63 degrees to 14.6 in cast. You can read Bexon's Story on

> www.GirltoMom.com)

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Shauna <scolimail@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Thu, March 31, 2011 5:37:20 PM

> Subject: Kieran SLC for cast 6 April 18 and new drysuit

>

>

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth cast.

I

> am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now and

> has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took photos

> and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a

> full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

> showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only,

> and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water

> and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk

and

> got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean,

but

> I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as

a

> family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad that

> he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken

with

> Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go ahead

> also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He

> starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the

water

> several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming,

this

> is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting

> Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him.

> Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics,

> dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything

> like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the

> playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups,

> tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches

to

> the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or

> tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality

of

> life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow

up

> to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

> expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has

> surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon

> as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and I

> have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting

in

> a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well,

> optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and (11

> months)

>

[Guest guest]

It's so great that casting allows our kids to do so much!! Thanks Heidi!

Shauna

>

> Shauna,

>

> That's awesome news about the drysuit for Kieran! I love that you encourage

him

> to do so many activities, Bex does everything but swim or throw sand.

>

> Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3.5 years old, in 9th cast from Salt Lake City

Shriners,

> currently down from 63 degrees to 14.6 in cast. You can read Bexon's Story on

> www.GirltoMom.com)

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Shauna <scolimail@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Thu, March 31, 2011 5:37:20 PM

> Subject: Kieran SLC for cast 6 April 18 and new drysuit

>

>

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth cast.

I

> am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now and

> has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took photos

> and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a

> full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

> showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only,

> and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water

> and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk

and

> got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean,

but

> I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as

a

> family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad that

> he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken

with

> Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go ahead

> also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He

> starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the

water

> several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming,

this

> is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting

> Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him.

> Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics,

> dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything

> like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the

> playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups,

> tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches

to

> the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or

> tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality

of

> life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow

up

> to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

> expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has

> surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon

> as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and I

> have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting

in

> a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well,

> optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and (11

> months)

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Crystal!

We've had quite a bit of leakage on the front of Kieran's cast this time around,

but nothing that has made it structurally unsound. It is holding, though it did

smell for a while. I do duct tape the high abrasion areas and the areas most

likely to get wet, though so the cast can breathe. I slept light and listened

really hard for Kieran in the night. If a small child wakes at night put them

on the potty when they are learning, and I would recommend right up until they

are comfortable going on their own to the toilet at night. They are most likely

to pee the bed if they wake or if they almost come out of sleep. You don't have

to turn on the light in the bathroom or anything to keep from waking them too

much. If they wake several times a night, then take them several times a night.

When they wake in the morning, very first thing before anything, to start as

close to as soon as they wake, before their feet even touch the floor, or before

they make it to their door, or your door, or wherever you can catch them put

them right on the potty, as fast as you can as most kids sleep and wake dry and

actually either wake entirely or almost wake long enough to pee. Toddlers and

even babies generally do not pee themselves while stone cold asleep. Babies

will at least move their head quite a bit indicating that they are actually

awake for a few minutes. (I did diaper free for a while with Kieran when he was

a baby and used a potty. We had a lot more time then.) If your toddler lies in

bed after waking, recognize when they wake and get them out of bed and onto the

potty or toilet.

What worked best for us, but I have never heard for how many others was to skip

the potty altogether and use a toilet seat and stool and wait until they are old

enough to touch the stool with their feet and get their knees bent while on the

kid sized toilet seat that fits over the regular toilet seat so that their feet

can touch the stool. They do not have to be flat footed, but some kids need to

touch the stool more so than others. I think many kids could care less if their

legs touched the stool or even had a stool, I have met many, but both my potty

trained kids needed the stool and I remember needing it myself when a child. I

carry around a child sized toilet seat, full sized, plush one, the same one we

have in the house except for the car and a collapsible stool I bought for $10 in

a diaper bag I have repurposed for this. When Kieran first started potty

training in this cast, right after he got it, it touched the kid toilet seat at

the back and he couldn't sit right down and he found it tough. As he grew these

last few weeks he was able to sit easier and easier. Now he can use the public

toilet seats without the kid toilet seat or even a stool. He needed the kid

seat out in public with the stool for about a month, but as got further from the

2.5 year age he was big enough to be able to handle sitting on toilet seats

easier. He holds the side of the seat when he sits on it in public. I have not

yet trained him to pee standing up, but I think most parents of young boys would

have by now, and I think he could handle it in the cast no problem. It's just

working so well for us that I have not wanted to complicate it at all.

My daughter is almost five and does not have scoliosis or any other health

issues and potty trained on the same schedule my son in a cast has. We moved

when she was almost four and she was put back in toilet training. She started

wetting her bed and messing her pants several times a day. It took months for

her to be solid again with potty training. It was hard for her as she was used

to using the toilet no problem. Our new house is much bigger, as our family had

grown considerably since we moved into the place we lived at before with just

our daughter and we where soon to have three and she found it tough that there

was essentially more than one room and a toilet aside from the bedrooms. It was

possible to be out of sight of me for the first time in a home, and I did put up

gates to try to reduce this, but it lead to her not feeling comfortable, that

and the new environment, going to the bathroom and she lost the habit for

several months, though not completely. We had many battles over whether she was

going to use the toilet or not. In the end, of course, as most do, she

practiced until she was back on track.

We've never had a problem with night time poop, and the worst troubles we have

had where when he was in a diaper -- with the front and back folded down. We

had so many accidents while he wore diapers or pull ups as he was one to go

excessively all at once, potty training was a bit of a must. My daughters took

things in far politer loads you could say. Kieran, with all the babies and

toddlers I have known, was positively legendary both in how much he could pack

down (and in a cast no less -- it probably speeds up the digestive system

though) and how much he could pack out in a hurry, both number one and two and I

have never heard another cast parent remark on this particular habit, so I think

Kieran may be a little unique in this.

Hope some of this helps, sorry for the novel!

Shauna Leamy

Kelsey, Kieran, and 's mom.

> > >

> > > Hello,

> > >

> > > Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right

now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

> > >

> > > Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not

had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only,

and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water

and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and

got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but

I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a

family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

> > >

> > > So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad

that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken

with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go

ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry.

He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the

water several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming,

this is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started

casting Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for

him. Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done

gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or

anything like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over

the playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin

ups, tot push ups runs, hikes (he

> loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to the sky and downward dog,

etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing seems to stop him, period

(just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or tennis.) Continue to look for

ways to challenge him and improve his quality of life, and look forward to

hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow up to be surgery free --

though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is expected. He is at this point

quite inflexible, but until he actually has surgery, I continue to hope.

> > >

> > > Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

> > >

> > > Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and

I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting

in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

> > >

> > > Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

well, optimistic and in a good direction!

> > >

> > > Shauna Leamy

> > > mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

(11 months)

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Love to hear what you decide! We got Kieran's at White's Diving here in the

west coast of Canada. They ship, and I am sure they ship internationally. They

make drysuits quite frequently I am told for toddlers and small children with

medical reasons to keep dry. I am not the first by far that they have made for

an Mehta EDF cast.

Good luck!

Shauna

>

> Shauna,

>

> Thanks so much for sharing this info. Kylie also LOVES to swim, and I honestly

have been dreading the no swim/bath thing because she LOVES the water. I'm going

to ask about the drysuit as it may be something we can pursue!

> She should be getting her casting date anyday now.

> Becky

> Windsor, ON

>

>

> Becky Stuckless,

> Sign Language Interpreter

> Doug Reimneitz

> 519.818.3203

>

> Kieran SLC for cast 6 April 18 and new drysuit

>

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth cast.

I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now and

has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took photos

and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a

full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only,

and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water

and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and

got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but

I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a

family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad that

he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken with

Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go ahead

also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He

starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the water

several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming, this

is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting

Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him.

Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics,

dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything

like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the

playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups,

tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to

the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or

tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality of

life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow up

to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has

surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and I

have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting in

a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well,

optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and (11

months)

>

[Guest guest]

Love to hear what you decide! We got Kieran's at White's Diving here in the

west coast of Canada. They ship, and I am sure they ship internationally. They

make drysuits quite frequently I am told for toddlers and small children with

medical reasons to keep dry. I am not the first by far that they have made for

an Mehta EDF cast.

Good luck!

Shauna

>

> Shauna,

>

> Thanks so much for sharing this info. Kylie also LOVES to swim, and I honestly

have been dreading the no swim/bath thing because she LOVES the water. I'm going

to ask about the drysuit as it may be something we can pursue!

> She should be getting her casting date anyday now.

> Becky

> Windsor, ON

>

>

> Becky Stuckless,

> Sign Language Interpreter

> Doug Reimneitz

> 519.818.3203

>

> Kieran SLC for cast 6 April 18 and new drysuit

>

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth cast.

I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now and

has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took photos

and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a

full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only,

and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water

and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and

got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean, but

I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a

family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad that

he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken with

Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go ahead

also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He

starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the water

several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming, this

is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting

Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him.

Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics,

dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything

like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the

playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups,

tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to

the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or

tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality of

life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow up

to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has

surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one, and I

have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting in

a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family well,

optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and (11

months)

>

[Guest guest]

yes, very different. It would be an expensive mistake to order a wetsuit

instead of a drysuit, as a wetsuit keeps you wet and a drysuit keeps you dry.

Shauna

> > > >

> > > > Hello,

> > > >

> > > > Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

> > cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees

> > right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

> > > >

> > > > Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

> > photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has

> > not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has

> > had full showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen

> > sink only, and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an

> > inch of water and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched

> > him like a hawk and got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him

> > more or less clean, but I really wanted him to be able to swim with his

> > sisters and for us to swim as a family as swimming has always had a high

> > importance to us as an activity.

> > > >

> > > > So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am

> > glad that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have

> > spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and

> > got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained

> > completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope

> > to get into the water several times a week. For my family, which places high

> > value on swimming, this is one of the best things we have done for ourselves

> > since we started casting Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else

> > we have ever done for him. Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast.

> > He has swum, done gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but

> > not t-ball or tennis or anything like that, more like tot soccer), rode on

> > his trike, climbed all over the playground, even places his almost five year

> > old sister won't, does chin ups, tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking

> > and is very good at it), stretches to the sky and downward dog, etc, etc,

> > etc. He is very, very active and nothing seems to stop him, period (just as

> > long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or tennis.) Continue to look for ways

> > to challenge him and improve his quality of life, and look forward to

> > hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow up to be surgery free --

> > though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is expected. He is at this

> > point quite inflexible, but until he actually has surgery, I continue to

> > hope.

> > > >

> > > > Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap,

> > as soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

> > > >

> > > > Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one,

> > and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week

> > starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

> > > >

> > > > Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

> > well, optimistic and in a good direction!

> > > >

> > > > Shauna Leamy

> > > > mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

> > (11 months)

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I got the drysuit from Whites Diving on the West Coast of Canada. I think they

ship internationally though. They have made drysuits for many toddlers and

young children who need to keep dry for medical reasons, casting included.

Hope this helps!

Shauna

> >> >

> >> > Hello,

> >> >

> >> > Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

cast.

> >>I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now

and

> >>has been as high as about 90 degrees.

> >> >

> >> > Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

photos

> >>and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a

> >>full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

> >>showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink

only,

> >>and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of

water

> >>and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk

and

> >>got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean,

but

> >>I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim

as a

> >>family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

> >> >

> >> > So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad

that

> >>he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken

with

> >>Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go

ahead

> >>also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He

> >>starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the

water

> >>several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming,

this

> >>is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started

casting

> >>Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for

him.

> >>Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done

gymnastics,

> >>dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or

anything

> >>like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the

> >>playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin

ups,

> >>tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches

to

> >>the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> >>seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or

> >>tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality

of

> >>life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow

up

> >>to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

> >>expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has

> >>surgery, I continue to hope.

> >> >

> >> > Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap,

as

> >>soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

> >> >

> >> > Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one,

and I

> >>have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting

in

> >>a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

> >> >

> >> > Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

well,

> >>optimistic and in a good direction!

> >> >

> >> > Shauna Leamy

> >> > mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

> >>(11 months)

> >> >

> >>

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I got the drysuit from Whites Diving on the West Coast of Canada. I think they

ship internationally though. They have made drysuits for many toddlers and

young children who need to keep dry for medical reasons, casting included.

Hope this helps!

Shauna

> >> >

> >> > Hello,

> >> >

> >> > Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

cast.

> >>I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees right now

and

> >>has been as high as about 90 degrees.

> >> >

> >> > Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

photos

> >>and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran has not had a

> >>full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago. Kieran has had full

> >>showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink

only,

> >>and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of

water

> >>and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk

and

> >>got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less clean,

but

> >>I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim

as a

> >>family as swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

> >> >

> >> > So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad

that

> >>he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have spoken

with

> >>Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and got the go

ahead

> >>also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained completely dry. He

> >>starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the

water

> >>several times a week. For my family, which places high value on swimming,

this

> >>is one of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started

casting

> >>Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for

him.

> >>Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done

gymnastics,

> >>dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or

anything

> >>like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the

> >>playground, even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin

ups,

> >>tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches

to

> >>the sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> >>seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or

> >>tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality

of

> >>life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow

up

> >>to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

> >>expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually has

> >>surgery, I continue to hope.

> >> >

> >> > Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap,

as

> >>soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

> >> >

> >> > Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one,

and I

> >>have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week starting

in

> >>a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

> >> >

> >> > Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

well,

> >>optimistic and in a good direction!

> >> >

> >> > Shauna Leamy

> >> > mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

> >>(11 months)

> >> >

> >>

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

> cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees

> right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

> photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran

> has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago.

> Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes

> in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a

> few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his

> cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on his case if he moved too

> much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I really wanted him to be

> able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a family as swimming

> has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad

> that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have

> spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and

> got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained

> completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we

> hope to get into the water several times a week. For my family, which

> places high value on swimming, this is one of the best things we have done

> for ourselves since we started casting Kieran, which ranks above and

> beyond anything else we have ever done for him. Now there is NOTHING

> Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics, dance, skating,

> played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything like that,

> more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the playground,

> even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups, tot push

> ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to the

> sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball

> or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his

> quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight

> that he may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this

> isn't really what is expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but

> until he actually has surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

> soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one,

> and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week

> starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

> well, optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

> (11 months)

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

> cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees

> right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

> photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran

> has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago.

> Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes

> in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a

> few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his

> cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on his case if he moved too

> much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I really wanted him to be

> able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a family as swimming

> has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad

> that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have

> spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and

> got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained

> completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we

> hope to get into the water several times a week. For my family, which

> places high value on swimming, this is one of the best things we have done

> for ourselves since we started casting Kieran, which ranks above and

> beyond anything else we have ever done for him. Now there is NOTHING

> Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics, dance, skating,

> played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything like that,

> more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the playground,

> even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups, tot push

> ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to the

> sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball

> or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his

> quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight

> that he may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this

> isn't really what is expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but

> until he actually has surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

> soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one,

> and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week

> starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

> well, optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

> (11 months)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oops...Sorry about that.

Shauna, this is wonderful testiminial on Mehte/EDF casting! Im happy to

hear his dry suit is working out so well! That rocks! I wish I would

have been able to get one for Liv way back then.... and would love to have

pics of Kieran in the pool up on site. Thats awesome. This post

describes (properly applied) Mehta/EDF cast life to a T and must be

shared. Our littles can do just about everything! Even swim! ha!

Please keep us posted on cast #6 and Thanks for your willingness to share

pics of your darling.

Great post

HRH

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

> cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees

> right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

> photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran

> has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago.

> Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes

> in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a

> few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his

> cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on his case if he moved too

> much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I really wanted him to be

> able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a family as swimming

> has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad

> that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have

> spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and

> got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained

> completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we

> hope to get into the water several times a week. For my family, which

> places high value on swimming, this is one of the best things we have done

> for ourselves since we started casting Kieran, which ranks above and

> beyond anything else we have ever done for him. Now there is NOTHING

> Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics, dance, skating,

> played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything like that,

> more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the playground,

> even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups, tot push

> ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to the

> sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball

> or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his

> quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight

> that he may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this

> isn't really what is expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but

> until he actually has surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

> soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one,

> and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week

> starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

> well, optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

> (11 months)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oops...Sorry about that.

Shauna, this is wonderful testiminial on Mehte/EDF casting! Im happy to

hear his dry suit is working out so well! That rocks! I wish I would

have been able to get one for Liv way back then.... and would love to have

pics of Kieran in the pool up on site. Thats awesome. This post

describes (properly applied) Mehta/EDF cast life to a T and must be

shared. Our littles can do just about everything! Even swim! ha!

Please keep us posted on cast #6 and Thanks for your willingness to share

pics of your darling.

Great post

HRH

> Hello,

>

> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

> cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees

> right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>

> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

> photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran

> has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago.

> Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes

> in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a

> few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his

> cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on his case if he moved too

> much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I really wanted him to be

> able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a family as swimming

> has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>

> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am glad

> that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we have

> spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook it and

> got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast remained

> completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim lessons on Tuesday and we

> hope to get into the water several times a week. For my family, which

> places high value on swimming, this is one of the best things we have done

> for ourselves since we started casting Kieran, which ranks above and

> beyond anything else we have ever done for him. Now there is NOTHING

> Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done gymnastics, dance, skating,

> played team ball sports (but not t-ball or tennis or anything like that,

> more like tot soccer), rode on his trike, climbed all over the playground,

> even places his almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups, tot push

> ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to the

> sky and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball

> or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and improve his

> quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him so straight

> that he may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this

> isn't really what is expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but

> until he actually has surgery, I continue to hope.

>

> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap, as

> soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>

> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one,

> and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a week

> starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>

> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

> well, optimistic and in a good direction!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

> (11 months)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds like a great plan. I love to hear how dads are so involved. Great

for the kiddo, and super for momma too!

> forgot to mention, Kieran will be travelling with his dad, , and I

> will stay home with the girls. We take turns. He will probably do a few

> trips in a row now until our baby is a bit older, and then it will be my

> turn for a few of our many, many casts that I am looking forward to for

> our beautiful son.

>

> Shauna Leamy

> Kieran,Kelsey, and 's mom

>

>

>>

>> Hello,

>>

>> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

>> cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees

>> right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>>

>> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

>> photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran

>> has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago.

>> Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes

>> in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a

>> few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his

>> cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on his case if he moved too

>> much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I really wanted him to

>> be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a family as

>> swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>>

>> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am

>> glad that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we

>> have spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook

>> it and got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast

>> remained completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim lessons on

>> Tuesday and we hope to get into the water several times a week. For my

>> family, which places high value on swimming, this is one of the best

>> things we have done for ourselves since we started casting Kieran, which

>> ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him. Now

>> there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done

>> gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or

>> tennis or anything like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike,

>> climbed all over the playground, even places his almost five year old

>> sister won't, does chin ups, tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking

>> and is very good at it), stretches to the sky and downward dog, etc,

>> etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing seems to stop him, period

>> (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or tennis.) Continue to

>> look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality of life, and look

>> forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow up to be

>> surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

>> expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually

>> has surgery, I continue to hope.

>>

>> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap,

>> as soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>>

>> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one,

>> and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a

>> week starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>>

>> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

>> well, optimistic and in a good direction!

>>

>> Shauna Leamy

>> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

>> (11 months)

>>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds like a great plan. I love to hear how dads are so involved. Great

for the kiddo, and super for momma too!

> forgot to mention, Kieran will be travelling with his dad, , and I

> will stay home with the girls. We take turns. He will probably do a few

> trips in a row now until our baby is a bit older, and then it will be my

> turn for a few of our many, many casts that I am looking forward to for

> our beautiful son.

>

> Shauna Leamy

> Kieran,Kelsey, and 's mom

>

>

>>

>> Hello,

>>

>> Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his sixth

>> cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50 degrees

>> right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>>

>> Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

>> photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool. Kieran

>> has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year ago.

>> Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge baths/hair washes

>> in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has soaked his bottom for a

>> few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom salt, below the bottom of his

>> cast while I watched him like a hawk and got on his case if he moved too

>> much. This has kept him more or less clean, but I really wanted him to

>> be able to swim with his sisters and for us to swim as a family as

>> swimming has always had a high importance to us as an activity.

>>

>> So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am

>> glad that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old, we

>> have spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we undertook

>> it and got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly and his cast

>> remained completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim lessons on

>> Tuesday and we hope to get into the water several times a week. For my

>> family, which places high value on swimming, this is one of the best

>> things we have done for ourselves since we started casting Kieran, which

>> ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done for him. Now

>> there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has swum, done

>> gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but not t-ball or

>> tennis or anything like that, more like tot soccer), rode on his trike,

>> climbed all over the playground, even places his almost five year old

>> sister won't, does chin ups, tot push ups runs, hikes (he loves hiking

>> and is very good at it), stretches to the sky and downward dog, etc,

>> etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing seems to stop him, period

>> (just as long as he doesn't ask to play t-ball or tennis.) Continue to

>> look for ways to challenge him and improve his quality of life, and look

>> forward to hopefully getting him so straight that he may grow up to be

>> surgery free -- though, as a disclaimer, this isn't really what is

>> expected. He is at this point quite inflexible, but until he actually

>> has surgery, I continue to hope.

>>

>> Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran asap,

>> as soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and asleep.

>>

>> Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get one,

>> and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five days a

>> week starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the bills!!!

>>

>> Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

>> well, optimistic and in a good direction!

>>

>> Shauna Leamy

>> mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

>> (11 months)

>>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yay, diaper bag liberation! One less 10 lb bag to carry! Freedom.

> also, Kieran is now fully potty trained for many weeks, night and day,

> cold turkey method works best for us and our kids. He is really looking

> forward to preschool in September!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> Mother of Kelsey, Kieran, and

>

>

>> >

>> > Hello,

>> >

>> > Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his

>> sixth cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50

>> degrees right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

>> >

>> > Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

>> photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool.

>> Kieran has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year

>> ago. Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge

>> baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has

>> soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom

>> salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and

>> got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less

>> clean, but I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and

>> for us to swim as a family as swimming has always had a high

>> importance to us as an activity.

>> >

>> > So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am

>> glad that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old,

>> we have spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we

>> undertook it and got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly

>> and his cast remained completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim

>> lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the water several times a

>> week. For my family, which places high value on swimming, this is one

>> of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting

>> Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done

>> for him. Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has

>> swum, done gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but

>> not t-ball or tennis or anything like that, more like tot soccer),

>> rode on his trike, climbed all over the playground, even places his

>> almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups, tot push ups runs,

>> hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to the sky

>> and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

>> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play

>> t-ball or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and

>> improve his quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him

>> so straight that he may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a

>> disclaimer, this isn't really what is expected. He is at this point

>> quite inflexible, but until he actually has surgery, I continue to

>> hope.

>> >

>> > Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran

>> asap, as soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and

>> asleep.

>> >

>> > Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get

>> one, and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five

>> days a week starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the

>> bills!!!

>> >

>> > Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

>> well, optimistic and in a good direction!

>> >

>> > Shauna Leamy

>> > mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

>> (11 months)

>> >

>>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yay, diaper bag liberation! One less 10 lb bag to carry! Freedom.

> also, Kieran is now fully potty trained for many weeks, night and day,

> cold turkey method works best for us and our kids. He is really looking

> forward to preschool in September!

>

> Shauna Leamy

> Mother of Kelsey, Kieran, and

>

>

>> >

>> > Hello,

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>> > Kieran will be at the Salt Lake City Shriners April 17-19 for his

>> sixth cast. I am really hoping for low, low numbers as he is around 50

>> degrees right now and has been as high as about 90 degrees.

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>> > Also, we got his first drysuit today so he could go swimming. We took

>> photos and I will post some later. He loved going to the pool.

>> Kieran has not had a full bath or swum since he was first cast a year

>> ago. Kieran has had full showers at cast changes and sponge

>> baths/hair washes in the kitchen sink only, and a few times he has

>> soaked his bottom for a few minutes in an inch of water and Epsom

>> salt, below the bottom of his cast while I watched him like a hawk and

>> got on his case if he moved too much. This has kept him more or less

>> clean, but I really wanted him to be able to swim with his sisters and

>> for us to swim as a family as swimming has always had a high

>> importance to us as an activity.

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>> > So Kieran went swimming today in his new drysuit and loved it. I am

>> glad that he is back in the water. Kieran is 2 and a half years old,

>> we have spoken with Kieran's care providers about this before we

>> undertook it and got the go ahead also. The suit performed perfectly

>> and his cast remained completely dry. He starts parent and tot swim

>> lessons on Tuesday and we hope to get into the water several times a

>> week. For my family, which places high value on swimming, this is one

>> of the best things we have done for ourselves since we started casting

>> Kieran, which ranks above and beyond anything else we have ever done

>> for him. Now there is NOTHING Kieran can't do in a cast. He has

>> swum, done gymnastics, dance, skating, played team ball sports (but

>> not t-ball or tennis or anything like that, more like tot soccer),

>> rode on his trike, climbed all over the playground, even places his

>> almost five year old sister won't, does chin ups, tot push ups runs,

>> hikes (he loves hiking and is very good at it), stretches to the sky

>> and downward dog, etc, etc, etc. He is very, very active and nothing

>> seems to stop him, period (just as long as he doesn't ask to play

>> t-ball or tennis.) Continue to look for ways to challenge him and

>> improve his quality of life, and look forward to hopefully getting him

>> so straight that he may grow up to be surgery free -- though, as a

>> disclaimer, this isn't really what is expected. He is at this point

>> quite inflexible, but until he actually has surgery, I continue to

>> hope.

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>> > Also, , if you read this, I will send you photos of Kieran

>> asap, as soon as it is quiet with the three small children quiet and

>> asleep.

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>> > Sorry I don't update more! My eldest is 4 and youngest is not get

>> one, and I have three and am going to be working 12 hour days five

>> days a week starting in a week full time until I retire to pay the

>> bills!!!

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>> > Thanks so much for reading this, and I hope I find you and your family

>> well, optimistic and in a good direction!

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>> > Shauna Leamy

>> > mother of Kieran (5th cast from SLC, 2.5 yrs old), Kelsey (4 yrs) and

>> (11 months)

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