Life with CPT
Baby’s First Bouncy Castle
Today, my baby got to do something she has waited YEARS for. WIth doctor permission, she finally, FINALLY, was able to jump in a Bouncy castle. She LOVED it!!!
Orthotics
Lucky Brace #13
Another day, another brace. Having recovered from Covid, our orthotist Chuck has returned. Today is kinda same-old same-old with another new brace, copying a previous design. Look at her go! Okay, Mischief Managed. Now, anyone want to buy some Girl Scout cookies? LOL
Life with CPT
Get On Your Feet!
Today, Amy is 5.5 weeks post-op. Her visit with Cammie to fix her brace at Hanger, was a week ago. I kept waiting for her to pop out of her chair like a jack in the box, but she didn’t. Tuesday 1/14 I got a message from her teacher, who Read more…
Post OP
Here We Go Again – Post-Op #1
I was super excited for this post-op, and because of that, I was inevitably a little disappointed. Rather than a true post-op, this turned out to be more of a wound check. We arrived bright-eyed and bush tailed, and with two whole minutes to spare! lol Amy was quite determined Read more…
Orthopedics
Meeting Dr. Frick
Here we are. Back at Stanford. It was only about 2 months ago that we were here saying goodbye to Dr. Hoffinger. This is also where we met him. Maybe lightning will strike twice? Anyways, today we are meeting Dr. Frick. Dr. Frick was recommended to us by Dr. Stevenson, Read more…
Orthotics
Brace #10 Drama (Part 6)
Here we are again… Good Lord this is making me crazy! Amy ended up back in her old brace again, the new one was hurting her too much. No pictures today though, it was a quickie! She ran up and down the hall, and her foot isn’t turning out at Read more…
Orthotics
Brace #10 Drama (Part 5)
Delivery day! Found out what the delay was. Apparently, the brace arrived on time, but Cammie took one look at it and knew we wouldn’t accept it. So she took the initiative to refuse it, and saved up the trip. Feels great to have someone who’s got my back. Anyways, Read more…
Orthotics
Brace #10 Drama (Part 2)
Okay! Today was the day! Brace Delivery! (FINALLY!) I mean it’s been a month since we originally molded. Yikes! Let’s do this! This brace is really different, not only because it has a hinge, but because it has 3 pieces. The AFO, the front shell, and also a boot (with Read more…
Orthopedics
16 Months Post-Op
Giant. Ball. Of. Emotion. Today was a visit like any other. I had hoped for good news, but I was prepared for Dr. Hoffinger to tell me nothing had changed. I had hoped that he would give us clearance for a hinge, and I wanted to talk about limitations in Read more…
Life with CPT
Guess Who Graduated?
This will be short and sweet. Amy graduated today, and I just want to very quickly celebrate this year. She had some major challenges, like getting stuck in a wheelchair for a couple months. But, for the most part, she ran, she played, and did everything the other kids did. Read more…