I heard from Dr. Hoffinger today! He is very pleased with Amy’s new x-ray! He said, “Keep doing what you’re doing, keep going to that church, saying those prayers, doing those rain dances, whatever you’re doing, KEEP IT UP! Change Read more…
So, today was the day. Dr. Hoffinger said that Amy would start to feel better when one of two things happened: A) Her graft heals to the point that the bone hardens at the bottom, ending/lessening her pain. B) Her Read more…
First off, GOOD news to share! Any is inexplicably herself again! She hasn’t used her wheelchair in nearly a week, and it going back to the garage! In the mornings, she gets up, gets braced, and goes on with her Read more…
For nearly 2 months now, I’ve been hearing my daughter talk about the “zipper” shoes. They are Billy Footwear shoes, designed for kids who wear AFOs. They look SO cool. Today, both pairs arrived at long last, and we made Read more…
So today we headed back to Emeryville to see Dr. Hoffinger. So that means, we get to ride the train! ? It is SO much better than driving. It takes the same amount of time (or sometimes less), and costs Read more…
I watched Amy sleeping this morning, reluctant to wake her. Once again, she was Schrodinger’s baby. Would her leg hurt? Or would she be comfortable to get up and walk? If I didn’t wake her, then she was both and Read more…
Baby it’s cold outside! Today were getting a new brace, and Amy is having a good day as far as pain is concerned. I’m nervous about what’s going to happen, but she’s excited to get a new brace and new Read more…
Not too much of an update, but I know people are curious, so I thought I would give one. After spending all week on round-the-clock Tylenol, Amy immediately pulled off her brace after school on Friday, as is her new Read more…
Amy slept through the night for the second night in a row. No painful wake ups! We got her up early and started the day with a warm bath. It was a struggle to get her in there, (she likes Read more…
I was worried about Amy going back to school today, she hates wearing her brace now, and going without a brace was *NOT* going to be a choice. She woke up in a combative mood, refusing to go to school, Read more…