Ethan excitedly asked me last night if I knew what tomorrow was. I think I disappointed him when I referenced the tragedy of our nation and not his own personal struggle. September 11, 2013 was the day he had surgery to break his legs and correct his in-toeing. A huge, monumental day for him. He has come so far. Six weeks in a wheel chair and then a few months of walking with a walker and taking it easy. He has metal rods and screws in his femurs for the rest of his life. With all of the struggle that we had in those first few days and weeks I am so glad we decided to fix his legs. He came out of it stronger than he went in. Physically, mentally and emotionally it helped him to grow. His surgery was a bilateral femoral derotational osteotomy, just in case you were curious. I am glad that this day is a personal victory for him, Especially when it is such a sorrowful day for so many.
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| The week before you can see his in-toeing. His was pretty severe. |
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| He slept quite a bit in the hospital. |
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| This was his first outing about a week later. |
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| He got to play a lot of video games and had lots of down time. |
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| His toes are even pointed out a bit here. |
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