Posted by admin | Posted in hypotonia | Posted on 22-03-2010
Tags: AFO, DAFO, health insurance, horseback riding, physical therapist, physical therapy
Sorry for the lack of updates. Luke and I have been staying very busy during the week with therapy, Mommy & Me class, and horseback riding.
He is doing great and is walking all over the house now!! His balance is still a bit off, but that will get better with time and practice. His ankles still pronate, but he no longer locks his knees. I asked about this last week at physical therapy. They have a new PT who is pretty experienced and she agreed with me that Luke’s current DAFOs are too much support for him now. He is walking pretty well barefoot and is able to get up on his tip toes. With his current braces, he is unable to flex his feet or ankles at all, so I think they slow him down a bit. They told me today that they are unable to hinge his current DAFOs, and he isn’t quite ready for just the ankle supports (AFOs), so he needs new DAFOs that have hinges. They will also be able to cut the height of them down once he is ready for just the ankle support.
This is great news, since Luke has only been in these DAFOs since the end of November. The bad part is, we have to fork out another $1000 for the new ones since we haven’t paid anything toward our insurance deductible yet this year. Ugh! I really hope Obama’s health care plan helps people like us out with these types of expenses! Of course, if Luke needs them, we will find a way to pay it off.
I will keep you all posted!
Sammie B is getting her FIRST DAFOs soon!!! Hoping she’ll do well in them! Happy for you and sweet Luke! I so enjoy sharing in his progress via your blog!
Oh T, that is so brilliant!
Such a bummer that it costs so much, what a dumb system! So if people can’t afford it their kids just never get a chance to walk?!
So right though, when it comes to your kids you scrape together any cent you need to!
Yay Luke, you are going so well!
So happy for you both!! This may be in our future also..My B is starting to get on her hands and knees now!! Big progress!!
Hooray for Luke!! I can just imagine how happy he must feel! What a blessing.