RE: Another Whirlwind in Iowa

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Oh Chris! I'm so happy you had good news from Dr. P. He is such a

wonderful man. Did he say stretching her feet would help prevent the

tendon transfer surgery? How many days does she go to physical

therapy? goes just two, but first round he went three times a

week. For forty five minutes a time, they stretched his feet, along

with me doing it every chance I got at home.

Yeah, we had the wind too, but I was so glad we missed the snow!

Believe it or not, the worst part of driving was when we came within

two miles of my house! hehe! Thank you Lord!

When we first met Dr. Ponseti after s first surgery, he shook his

head and said, I have no idea what to do. Go back home and try

stretching his feet and come back in a month while I think about it. "

Those are probably some of the most devestating words I heard. After

the second surgery that he did with Dr. morcuende, he took the casts

off and put them in the shoes and was much more hopeful. Last week?

" Oh, there is so much more hope for these feet! They are looking so

good. " It just makes you want to cry and hug the man and bring him

home with you! He should be closer to home darn it!

I am so happy for you. Hang in there with this next part, she will do

wonderfully. God has given Dr. Ponseti a gift and the long life to

use it. Lord bless you guys and stretch s little feet. We will

keep you in our prayers! Glad you made it back safely!

> We made it home from Iowa by midnight last night and it was another

good trip. 's feet moved wonderfully in her last cast and Dr. P

was pleased. After we soaked them off and finally got in a room, he

came by and put those precious hands on her feet and said to me " I've

awakened at night worrying about this child and her feet wondering if

they'd move again. Now look. She's doing just fine. She'll be fine.

She'll be fine " and then left to take care of someone else until we

could get in the cast room. How awesome! I'm soooo glad we finally

went to him. She will be fine, I just know it.

>

> , it was awesome meeting you, too! We also had clear roads

and not an ounce of trouble if you discount the winds that kept with

us until South Bend. The Lord blessed us!

>

> We're headed back in 9 days or perhaps 2 weeks depending on the

weather to get what we think will be our final cast and then back in

to the shoes. Dr. P said that we'd most likely have to keep

her in those because of her hard to correct feet and their desire to

relapse. Something about the pressure points and the foot being

surrounded with no room to move or some such. But that's okay.

She'll have wonderful feet for the rest of her life.

>

> Oh, one more thing. He's pretty sure that if things don't change

with her muscles and tendons she'll have to have the tendon transfer

surgery so I'm going to do what I can to stretch that side of her

foot. Any help toward info on that would be appreciated.

> Chris

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that is just wonderful news, what a man!!! Gave me chills just

reading it! We are soooooo happy for and you and your family!

I wonder if physio would do any good for stretching those muscles,

may be a thought.

& Grace )

> We made it home from Iowa by midnight last night and it was another

good trip. 's feet moved wonderfully in her last cast and Dr. P

was pleased. After we soaked them off and finally got in a room, he

came by and put those precious hands on her feet and said to me " I've

awakened at night worrying about this child and her feet wondering if

they'd move again. Now look. She's doing just fine. She'll be

fine. She'll be fine " and then left to take care of someone else

until we could get in the cast room. How awesome! I'm soooo glad we

finally went to him. She will be fine, I just know it.

>

> , it was awesome meeting you, too! We also had clear roads

and not an ounce of trouble if you discount the winds that kept with

us until South Bend. The Lord blessed us!

>

> We're headed back in 9 days or perhaps 2 weeks depending on the

weather to get what we think will be our final cast and then back in

to the shoes. Dr. P said that we'd most likely have to keep

her in those because of her hard to correct feet and their desire to

relapse. Something about the pressure points and the foot being

surrounded with no room to move or some such. But that's okay.

She'll have wonderful feet for the rest of her life.

>

> Oh, one more thing. He's pretty sure that if things don't change

with her muscles and tendons she'll have to have the tendon transfer

surgery so I'm going to do what I can to stretch that side of her

foot. Any help toward info on that would be appreciated.

> Chris

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That is great news! I am very happy for you guys!

Mommy to (12-17-98) and

Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB 23/7

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Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:48 AM

To: nosurgery4clubfoot

Subject: Another Whirlwind in Iowa

We made it home from Iowa by midnight last night and it was another good

trip. 's feet moved wonderfully in her last cast and Dr. P was

pleased. After we soaked them off and finally got in a room, he came by and

put those precious hands on her feet and said to me " I've awakened at night

worrying about this child and her feet wondering if they'd move again. Now

look. She's doing just fine. She'll be fine. She'll be fine " and then

left to take care of someone else until we could get in the cast room. How

awesome! I'm soooo glad we finally went to him. She will be fine, I just

know it.

, it was awesome meeting you, too! We also had clear roads and not

an ounce of trouble if you discount the winds that kept with us until South

Bend. The Lord blessed us!

We're headed back in 9 days or perhaps 2 weeks depending on the weather to

get what we think will be our final cast and then back in to the

shoes. Dr. P said that we'd most likely have to keep her in those because

of her hard to correct feet and their desire to relapse. Something about

the pressure points and the foot being surrounded with no room to move or

some such. But that's okay. She'll have wonderful feet for the rest of her

life.

Oh, one more thing. He's pretty sure that if things don't change with her

muscles and tendons she'll have to have the tendon transfer surgery so

I'm going to do what I can to stretch that side of her foot. Any help

toward info on that would be appreciated.

Chris

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