Well, its been a week and Ethan's casts are off. The words out of his mouth (after screaming above the saw--YOUR GONNA CUT MY LEGS OFF!!!)...were "Look mom--my feet are FLAT!!" Ethan just sat and looked at his feet in amazement; he was so proud. The surgeon too was pleased with the outcome as he watched Ethan sit on my lap with 2 dangling legs and wiggling toes. It was an amazing site. Needless to say we left with huge smiles on our faces. I was so excited however that I forgot to get gas until the little bell rang and reminded me while I was in the middle of a construction zone somewhere on interstate in South Dakota. My heart hasn't raced so fast in a long time. Thankfully we were able to make if off the road and to a gas station about 5 miles off the interstate... Whew!!! That was more than enough excitement for my day.
The rest of the week was busy... On Wednesday Ethan decided to walk with a walker at school (about 10 feet) and without braces on... just very naturally too. Talk about EXCITED!!! On Thrs, he stood up straight in the therapy pool (with support from behind) and interviewed with the news reporter... He also decided to try pedaling a bike... as long as we hold his feet in place; he can pedal just fine! He was laughing so hard he almost fell off...
We still have to get his new braces molded/sized but due to some serious anxiety issues we may have to get some sedative as Ethan is terrified to have anyone touch his ankles/feet. We'll be visiting with our family dr this week to see how he'd like us to approach it. We know that things will improve with time but its going to take just that...time. Trust needs to be established again after some of the pain the kiddo has been put through so we're giving him some lee-way.
Other than that... he just keeps surprising us with all sorts of neat tricks... Every day is a new day and full of excitement.
Thanks for the continued prayers and thoughts... we live off of them and they're what keeps us going day to day.
Well..that's its for now. Until later...
Lisa
Just saw your post! How wonderful! We are in Florida. The weather is wonderful! 80's. My Mom (89) isn't doing very well. We have Home health care & PT for her, but she needs more. We are completely worn out caring for her. She fell & her B/P was sky hi & she ended in ER. Anyway..so happy for your results! Thrilling! Keep in touch! Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours! Lots to be thankful for!
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