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| Our Cute Blake |
At our appointment this morning, we were told Blake had "Planovalgus"
this is a condition in which the longitudinal arch of the foot is flattened and
turned outward. We are going to take castings of Blake’s Feet for his new Ankle Foot
Orthosis (AFO) Braces. The Practitioner that helped us today is named Jared, just like my Uncle.
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| The first step in Casting the new braces. |
The first thing Jared did was put a sock on Blake's foot. He
then proceeded to make some marks on the socks; He marked Blake's Ankle, Ball
of his foot, and his arch.
*Blake thought the Doctor writing on his sock was really cool :-)*
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| The second step in Casting the new braces. Lots of wrapping. |
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| Here is the final casting for the new braces. |
When Jared went to cut the casting off, Blake got really nervous.
Jared let Blake touch the scissors which was all it took to make Blake feel
better. Blake then gave Jared the “thumbs
up”. It is now okay for Jared to cut off the castings.
The castings will be ready in about 1-2 weeks. Because we
live so far from Salt Lake City, we will come back for the fittings before or after the
upcoming Nissen next month. We are so excited. Thank you Jared for helping us get our new AFO
Braces. Our fun in Salt Lake City has ended; it's time for us to go home.
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| Blake sound a sleep. Whew, what a fun adventure. |
But before we
leave we have to make a very special stop. Sister (Aleah) and her friends need
us to pick up some Gold fish, and guppy fish. May the fish travel home safely!
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