The Jingle Bell Walk/Run was once again a very fun morning and a great turn out of family and friends! I appreciate all who contributed their support in the ways that they could… each and everyone has an impact in our lives and you are appreciated.
Sadie is doing fairly well; she went to therapy on the 6th with the expectation to get fitted for new orthotics so the process of getting those ordered would co-inside with new shoes needed to come out of her boot. Instead, she was meet with intense therapy and sent home with a long list of exercises that were required of her in addition to a new therapy schedule. We should have expected this, we should have know that there would be some work ahead, but we both were taken back by this news. To say therapy has been easy would be far from the truth. She is very comfortable in the boot, but get her out and start making her work… well, it's work! The biggest concern at this point is that her nerves seem to be "asleep". When the therapist looked at her foot she said "this purple dis-coloration is not from surgery, it's from the nerves not being awake". She told Sadie that she needs to take a rough wash-cloth and rub her foot vigorously for 15 minutes twice a day. So far, the longest she has made it is 4 minutes and that was with small breaks. It is extremely painful and she lets us know!
She had therapy again yesterday; the good news is that the nerve ending issue seems to be resolving. She still needs to continue to work on "waking" them, but at least it appears to be working. The therapist added some additional things to do at home and today she will get in the water for pool therapy also.
The future appears to be therapy 2 to 3 times per week and tons of at home exercises. I know that Sadie will get past this and I know we have tons to be grateful for in regards to many thing (the surgery went so well, we are so blessed to live within an hour to Children's, etc), but we are all a little tired of this routine. As it stands in the next few weeks we have 6 more visits to Children's between appointments and therapy in the remainder of this month. Please pray for our patience and mostly for therapy to be quick and effective so that Sadie can start the new year on a new foot (pun intended!). There will probably be one more update before, but I just want to wish all who support us - be it through cards, phone calls, listening, caring, loving and praying a very Merry Christmas. Remember the reason for the season! God Bless!!
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