SHOUTING MY GOOD NEWS Plus Surgery update Jan. 5th

 NEW picture as of 1 hr. ago

James

 St. Louis Children's Hospital
Jan. 5th, 2012
Pre-surgery...post "Happy Juice"

edited Jan. 5th

I just got word that surgery is running behind schedule, James was getting very upset due to no food plus fear.  He has been given some medicine to calm him down, plus, they are allowing his mommy to walk all the way back to surgery and stay till he goes to sleep!

MAY I SHOUT MY GOOD NEWS FROM THE ROOFTOPS???

You are looking at a Young Man who NOW uses a Walker

  However,according to Dr. Parks at St. Louis Children's Hospital...

Based on an intensive Pre-Surgery Evaluation....

Drum Roll Please.....

WE ARE LOOKING AT A FUTURE INDEPENDENT WALKER

YES, it's TRUE!!

The Pre-Surgery Evaluation was filled with such Good News my daughter could hardly contain herself.  I won't go into the 2 hrs. before when her insurance company told the Hospital they did not issue insurance to the P family.  After many phone calls back and forth between Hospital, Insurance Company, Corporate Office and one HUGE Emergency Prayer Request Phone Call to ME...Divine intervention came to the rescue and ironed out out the little details.  Surgery could proceed as planned.

However, Dr. Parks, who did the initial SDR surgery on James in June of 2010, could not believe his eyes upon looking at James, his movement,  increased strength, and the on target nature of  specific markers they look for when making a prognosis of whether a child will be an Independent walker or one needing walkers/canes/wheelchair.  He looked at my daughter and said these MAGIC WORDS, 

"BASED ON EVERYTHING I SEE, JAMES SHOULD BE AN  INDEPENDENT WALKER.  HE MAY NEED ASSISTANCE WHEN WALKING FOR LONG DISTANCES OUTSIDE, BUT GIVEN HOW HE HAS SURPASSED EVERY PROGNOSIS SO FAR, I AM CONFIDENT JAMES WILL BE AN INDEPENDENT WALKER."

SURGERY, TODAY AT 10:00

Heel Chord Release

Next Step...February, 3 Week Physical Therapy Camp

UAB, Birmingham Alabama

Now..

Go find your Children and/or Grandchilden, Kiss each one of their healthy legs and give a Prayer of Thanks that those legs can run, play, climb, jump, ski, hop, and climb.  Never take those precious Healthy legs for granted.  The next time your child's legs navigate them into trouble, before correcting, take just 3 seconds to be grateful for those healthy legs and the ABILITY to navigate them wherever they choose to go.

Thank You 

from the bottom of my heart for all your heartfelt words of prayers and encouragement

Cerebral Palsy not only touches the life of the child but the lives of an entire Family!

CP is THE most expensive disability because of it's lifelong complications.