Granddaughter with Hanger helmet

June 14, 2008

Thanks for your replies.

We certainly considered ville which is only about a 3 hour

drive. I had heard that they use a high tech scanner. The ortho

here in Tallahassee has taken a second scan of Kendall's head and is

taking it along with the original scan to a national " helmet

convention " as his case study. He said there will be a room full of

experts and he is going to get their advice on her case. And we are

going to the craniofacial specialist in Tampa on Monday and the ortho

said he wants to communicate with the Tampa Dr. regarding Kendall and

after all of that, will decide if she needs a different style

helmet. The new helmet would be at no cost. Sooo....I guess we will

see what comes to light next week and decide which way to run based

on that info. This has certainly been a complicated journey up 'til

now....of course, in the midst of all this turmoil my daughter and

her husband are also trying to appeal the insurance denial for the

helmet.....as if one has time for THAT. I feel SO bad for them, and

I try to assist them in any way I possibly can. Kendall is their

first child and my first grandchild.

By the way, I made a mistake in my first posting. Kendall was

helmeted on April 16, not May. She adjusted to the helmet like a

little angel. At first she didn't like the putting on and taking

off, but now she grits her teeth (or I should say " tooth " ) and just

sits there until we are done....a real sweetie!! She has had no red

spots (which makes me wonder if the helmet is doing anything). Since

we live in Florida with unbelievable humidity she gets pretty sweaty,

but shampooing daily and cleaning the helmet daily seems to keep it

in check. My daughter has a little fan in the car (plugs into car

charger thing) and along with blasting the A/C she gets by.

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