Joseph had his heel cord lengthening surgery 3 weeks ago. He did great and was back to walking the very same day:) Here is a picture of his cast:
Since surgery, we've been back to the hospital three times fixing his cast. Today we got a "bivalve cast"....a fancy way for saying he has two pieces of cast held together with an ace bandage (it's 2012-seriously, how is this as good as it gets????). The good news is he can take it off to take a bath. Joseph splashed so much in the tub. He was one happy, chubby, CLEAN baby.
We also went to visit his prosthetist. They put another cast on (yes----he's had three different casts on today). This one was to make a mold to build an ankle brace that will fit inside a gym shoe. We go back in 2 weeks to get the brace and then begin the process of getting a shoe lift. Summer is going to be over before we get this figured out.
There are two things that scare me right now. One is that this surgery is a walk in the park compared to what lies ahead. Even this little surgery threw our older kids for a loop, required too many days off of work and wore Joe and I out. How are we ever going to handle the big surgeries? It's almost too overwhelming to think about. But I know we'll get through it. I look at friends around me who have carried burdens much heavier than ours, and they do it all with such grace...and a lot of faith in God.
My other fear is that we just aren't on the "right track" yet. I want so desperately for us to find answers for treatment here in Cincinnati with Dr. Mehlman. But the more we try here at home, I feel like we are "experimenting". Time will tell:)
In nonleg news... Jack William Clements graduated from preschool. I sure am proud of him!!!!
Here he is getting his diploma from Fr. Fred.
