Re: Advice on what to pack

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. Recently i posted that my daughter 's

relapse was confirmed by dr. ponseti and although unsure of the

exact date we will go see him it will be at the end of this month.

I was wondering if any can offer advice as to what you all packed. I

know I will need to get socks big enough to fit over her casts

because she will need 2-3 casts. and of course pants to fit over

them. I thought leggings would work ok since they stretch. i was

unsure of the weather over there. If i need to pack plenty of warm

clothes.

Im not exactly sure if I will travel alone or with my family so to

those of you who went alone what did you do with your time?

Dr.Ponseti told me to expect to be there anywhere from 7-10 days and

frankly it is pretty scary since not only have i never been away

from my family but also because i dont know any one over there.

I just hope for the best and the main objective is to get 's

feet corrected.

Thank You for your advice!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

[Guest guest]

We went in June and it was fairly nice.. but windy.. Reminded me of Chicago.. I

would recommend bringing some warm clothes. Not necessarily Snow suits and

boots.. As far as not knowing anyone, you'll be fine. The people there are

SOOOo Nice! They are like your family away from home that you didn't know you

had... And treat you that way.. Good luck!

-------------- Original message --------------

Hello everyone. Recently i posted that my daughter 's

relapse was confirmed by dr. ponseti and although unsure of the

exact date we will go see him it will be at the end of this month.

I was wondering if any can offer advice as to what you all packed. I

know I will need to get socks big enough to fit over her casts

because she will need 2-3 casts. and of course pants to fit over

them. I thought leggings would work ok since they stretch. i was

unsure of the weather over there. If i need to pack plenty of warm

clothes.

Im not exactly sure if I will travel alone or with my family so to

those of you who went alone what did you do with your time?

Dr.Ponseti told me to expect to be there anywhere from 7-10 days and

frankly it is pretty scary since not only have i never been away

from my family but also because i dont know any one over there.

I just hope for the best and the main objective is to get 's

feet corrected.

Thank You for your advice!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

[Guest guest]

We were there last April, and it snowed, then it was very warm and

humid, then it rained - we joked about having extreme weather in the

space of just 16 days! The people are very friendly and if you stay at

RMH you'll be well looked after and warm. They even have a shuttle bus

to take you to the hospital for treatments. There's a big mall in

Coralville, the next town from Iowa City.

Have fun!

and

www.clubfoot.co.za

Re: Re: Advice on what to pack

We went in June and it was fairly nice.. but windy.. Reminded me of

Chicago.. I would recommend bringing some warm clothes. Not necessarily

Snow suits and boots.. As far as not knowing anyone, you'll be fine.

The people there are SOOOo Nice! They are like your family away from

home that you didn't know you had... And treat you that way.. Good

luck!

-------------- Original message --------------

Hello everyone. Recently i posted that my daughter 's

relapse was confirmed by dr. ponseti and although unsure of the

exact date we will go see him it will be at the end of this month.

I was wondering if any can offer advice as to what you all packed. I

know I will need to get socks big enough to fit over her casts

because she will need 2-3 casts. and of course pants to fit over

them. I thought leggings would work ok since they stretch. i was

unsure of the weather over there. If i need to pack plenty of warm

clothes.

Im not exactly sure if I will travel alone or with my family so to

those of you who went alone what did you do with your time?

Dr.Ponseti told me to expect to be there anywhere from 7-10 days and

frankly it is pretty scary since not only have i never been away

from my family but also because i dont know any one over there.

I just hope for the best and the main objective is to get 's

feet corrected.

Thank You for your advice!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

[Guest guest]

Hello and I would just like to say thank you for your post.Not only

did you give me great info but also encouragment. Thank you!

We will be traveling from the big state of Texas. We are in west

texas about 1 hour south of Amarillo.

I looked into your link you sent me and into other links about Iowa

city. Im so glad there is a mall because I love to shop, especially

for .

Im still unsure of the date we will leave but it will be either the

week before Thanksgiving or the week after.I really hope it does not

snow but if it does we will be prepared because it gets pretty cold

here in Texas also. We already had our first snow storm last week!

I will keep everyone in touch as to when we leave and once again

thank you sooooooo much for your post! It is so nice that although

we have never met you have such kind words of encouragment.

and

BL CF 12/16/03

> Dear and ,

>

> What area of the country are you traveling from? I went to Iowa

City from Oklahoma so the temperatures were colder than we were

accustomed to. People were swimming at a lake and invited us - we

froze our butts off!

>

> As far as an extended stay in Iowa City I ought to make a

permanent post about that cuz I write about it a lot here, haha -

it's WONDERFUL. IC is a university town with all the trimmings,

tons of really nice and interesting people, places, events. There

is a transportation system called the CamBus (campus bus) that is

FREE. Also city busses that charge a small fee but Cambus takes you

about anywhere you need to go. There is a bus stop across the

street from the Mc House. If you stay at RMD then use

the bus for your dr. appointments, much easier than arranging a

shuttle with the staff or driving yourself.

>

> Downtown IC is really cool. There is a " street mall " , closed to

traffic where you can walk and shop, sit at benches; there's a

playground there, often there are street peddlers out playing music;

there's a water fountain kids can play in there too. There's an

indoor mall acros one street from there with a movie theatre; then

there is the Museum of Natural History there by the street mall

that's really nice to visit also. Oh, and there is an art museum.

There is a super huge mall at Coraville (town that runs next to IC)

with a bus service to that too- there is a children's museum there,

a carosel to ride, lots of fun and shops.

>

> On Tuesday evenings at the RMD there is a volunteer named Jim

Gulland who is a total Prince; I've known him for years and he can

help you find things you need, places to go, bus schedules - tell

him I gave a personal recommendation He's become sort of like my

son's God-Uncle over our years of going back and forth to IC.

>

> Even if you stay at a motel you can take advantage of the bus

systems and all IC has to offer, then of course there is Dr. Ponseti

and his staff who you will find are truely sent from God.

>

> Best of luck! Let us know how we can help you, OK? I know it's

scarey. Four years ago I boarded a plane with my little son and

flew there alone to stay for three weeks! They'll make you feel

right at home though, don't worry.

>

> s.

> ----- Original Message ----- Hello everyone. Recently i posted

that my daughter 's

> relapse was confirmed by dr. ponseti and although unsure of the

> exact date we will go see him it will be at the end of this month.

> I was wondering if any can offer advice as to what you all packed.

I

> know I will need to get socks big enough to fit over her casts

> because she will need 2-3 casts. and of course pants to fit over

> them. I thought leggings would work ok since they stretch. i was

> unsure of the weather over there. If i need to pack plenty of warm

> clothes.

> Im not exactly sure if I will travel alone or with my family so to

> those of you who went alone what did you do with your time?

> Dr.Ponseti told me to expect to be there anywhere from 7-10 days

and

> frankly it is pretty scary since not only have i never been away

> from my family but also because i dont know any one over there.

> I just hope for the best and the main objective is to get

's

> feet corrected.

> Thank You for your advice!

> and

> BL CF 12/16/03

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