Maybe, just maybe, we helped (re: duPont) !

November 3, 2004

Hi Everyone,

You may remember my long rant about our meeting with the head of

ortho. at duPont and how the guy was SO anti-Ponseti (message #23240).

We wanted so badly for them to consider getting some true Ponseti

training and the guy basically laughed at the idea that they had

anything to learn about club foot treatment. He said so many negative

things about Dr. Ponseti; I was really depressed about the parents who

may have to go through what we did by taking their child to duPont.

Many of you said you would write him a letter. I put up my " our

experieces at duPont " website and have just moved on with getting

Devlin's best possible treatment (I STILL want so badly to make the

time to update the website to include the good stuff---everything

that's happened since).

Well, when we were in Iowa on Monday, Dr. Ponseti told us that Dr. Jay

( " Dr.Shanmuga Jayakumar " , Devlin's doctor at duPont) will be in Iowa

in 10 days for training in the method. HURRAY----HURRAY----HURRAY

!!!! I assume he's attending the symposium. Oh, how I wish we could

be there!

So, to those of you who wrote letters or spread the word: maybe we

accomplished something after all! Maybe, just maybe, we affected the

decision-making process of the pompous ass (Dr. Bowen) who thought

they had nothing to learn from Dr. Ponseti. I'd like to believe we

had something to do with it. I really hope and pray that Dr. Jay

learns something, especially about atypical clubfoot. I'll make a

separate post asking parents who will by at the symposium to try and

make an impact if they can.

Good job everyone!!!

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