Who would have thought that they do sell canes with flames? Apparantly the tv series House has spawned a cane revival. The Ashcrafts even sent a link to ebay where you can custom order canes..... I find myself looking at other people's canes (mostly the retired type) and asking where they got them. Most are standard hospital issue. We were told of Robert who decided to create his own with a shift knob from his Porche.
Well after going through the past events as a parent, you get a little paranoid. Last week one morning Jeff was complaining about pain in his right foot. This put us in a panic mode. Our thinking was what did he do to cause this? Was he out too long, is his school backpack too heavy, did he tweak his back doing something, is the car ride to school too long? Of course someone forgot to tell us he had a dr. appointment that afternoon. According to Dr. Long it is indicative of nerve regeneration in the area. We didn't realize that it was in the area of numbness since the surgery. The left foot still has problems with drop foot, but he is trying to wean himself off of the braces on at least the right foot. While all of this is good, the Dr. did extend his handicap placard another 6 months.
I have a difficult time describing how he walks. He uses his hips more than he should to compensate for his legs and his feet tend to point out. These are the things we will continue to work on in addition to strengthening the legs.
He drives short distances while we take turns driving him to school and back two times a week. The time in travel and in class does seem to tire him out more. I went with Gayle on Monday to accompany her to Fullerton and back using the carpool lane. Her only comment was that we were not much company as we slept (she says snored) as she drove. Traffic has gotten worse these past weeks as everyone is back in school.
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