Last Monday Chayah had her Shriners appointment. And it went really well! We found out that her leg is healing wonderfully (something we were concerned about) and that it all seems to be doing great! The doctor encouraged us to touch her leg- although she still screams if you get near it, but he assured us the screams are not from pain, as she happily let all the doctors nurses and therapists examine her foot and leg. She had also been hesitant to walk what we call "open leg", which is when her leg brace is not locked and she is able to bend her knee. Well, we were afraid she just couldn't do it yet, or perhaps that it hurt, but she ran and walked all around open leg for the doctor! She was really good at showing off! They had a physical therapist there and he gave us "homework" a paper of therapies and exercises to encourage Chayah to use certain muscles in her leg, such as pretending to walk on a tight-rope with feet heel to toe and hands out and marching and criss-cross leg. The brace/prosthetics man re-did Chayah's brace and took out the "lock" and also made another shoe for her (adding about 3 inches in height to the bottom of one). She had x-rays taken and layed perfectly still for them and got stickers and a beanie baby when she was done! Everyone commented on how cute and SMART she was! She had a fun time in the appointment when Dr. Smith started drawing on the chalkboard with her! He kept spelling her name up-side down, which she found hilarious! The highlight however of the trip was after the appointment was done, in the bathroom getting ready to walk out and out popped her tooth! She was SO excited! We had been waiting for it to come out all day! On the drive home we ended the trip with a stop to Panda Express where Chayah got her favorite of noodles and orange chicken!
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