Re: Check up-gene study

[Guest guest]

Pam,

I'm glad 's appointment went well. The closed toed shoes should

be okay for the winter months, but I agree with you that they'll

probably get pretty sweaty in the warmer spring/summer. Did they at

least put some air-holes in the leather for you? It seems like the

open-toed shoes would be less expensive than closed toed just because

there's less material- I don't know that the stitching time would be

much different between the two styles. Oh well!

That's exciting news about Dr. Dobbs' findings! Thanks for sharing

that with us. I wonder if he'll be publishing the results soon? I

know that there was a doctor in Texas who'd been studying the same

thing 4 years ago- I wonder if she's published anything yet (Dr.

Hecht I believe her name was).

Regards,

& (3-16-00)

left clubfoot

>

> We had a check up with Dr. Dobbs on Thursday. He said 's feet

> look great. He got a new pair of shoes. They weren't open-toed

> though. For some reason the brace shop at Shriner's in St. Louis

> does not want to provide those shoes for older children (money, I

> don't know if that's why or what). They are still Markell straight

> last, but they are like high top tennis shoes instead. seems

> to like them. We spent the night that night in St. Louis. So glad

> because when got up he had a red spot on each big toe. We

went

> back by the brace shop and they worked on the shoes and now they

seem

> to be doing okay. The only thing I can think of with these shoes

is

> we won't be able to see when it's about time for a new pair of

shoes

> and I hope he doesn't end up with athlete's foot or something since

> these will circulate less air. Dr. Dobbs said he will keep

in

> his shoes until he is four. Also while we were there Dr. Dobbs

told

> us that he has isolated the gene for clubfoot. What an exciting

> development. Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!

>

> Pam and (8-12-01)