Kenna's "New Legs"

Ugh. I hate not getting to blog more often. Since I have no computer at home, and the internet police have set up new guards around my work internet, I will only be blogging randomly. At my second job I have more freedom but I only work there on Sundays. I am going to make an effort to at least get one post a week done. I will miss doing Random Tuesday Thoughts and Friday Fill Ins, but maybe I can make it somewhere to get those done.

And... speaking of working two jobs... I've volunteered and been volunteered for some extra shifts. I finally thought about it and realized I have not had a day off since the Saturday before Memorial Day. Has that been two weeks? I don't even know.

Well, I am lying to you a bit, I did have the Tuesday after Memorial Day off, but I drove to Kansas City and back (three hours each way). That Tuesday, Kenna got her casts OFF! And not put back on!!!! She spent the next couple of days yelling "OUCH!" whenever I got near her. For background, Kenna was born with Spina Bifida. She has done well her whole life and has been able to walk with leg braces. Unfortunately, over the past few years, her left foot has turned out, and her right foot has turned over. She was basically walking on the outside of her right foot. This is the "long story short" part. I found a surgeon who scheduled the surgery as quickly as he could. He cut her left tibia and turned it so the foot was straight and pinned the bone back together. On her left foot he did that and also lengthened her tendons. She had temporary casts on for two weeks, then we went back and had those taken off and new ones put on. She spent two weeks in those and then we went back and she had x-rays done, the old casts taken off, and new ones put on. Those were on for a month. So... Yeah! No more casts.

After getting the casts off, Kenna and I went down to the orthotics shop and had her new leg braces casted. The following Friday we drove BACK to Kansas City to get those new braces. They are beautiful! I'll post pictures soon. Kenna tried to stand up, but she has been off of her feet for two months and her little legs just shook! But since then she is trying to walk and even going up and down the stairs to our apartment and at grandma and grandpa's house. She is much more pleasant to be around than she was the last two weeks of not being able to move on her own. She is finding her independence and spirit again and I'm being reminded of what a strong little girl she is. She starts physical therapy tomorrow.