For two and a half months (beginning in December), Allison had to depend on a wheelchair to get around. Then she was able to move about only with the assistance of a walker or some other sturdy object for another month and a half. It was painful to watch, but she's a trooper . . . cheerfully bearing the pain and trusting the Lord minute by minute for the grace to keep going.
The Lord gave us a wonderful blessing about 2 weeks ago. Thursday, April 14th, 2011, Allison took her first unassisted steps! Praise the Lord! It was with joy and great thankfulness ~ and maybe a bit of apprehension ~ that we watched her make that first attempt.
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She hasn't stopped walking since! : )
Look! I'm standing with no help!!!
Well . . . not much. : )
Here they are!
The straps
The pattern ~ pretty butterflies!
They are hinged at the knee as well as at the ankle, but they also have stops on them so her knees can't snap back and her feet can't drag.
They don't take the pain away completely, but it's not as bad. She's just SO thankful to be walking!
They don't take the pain away completely, but it's not as bad. She's just SO thankful to be walking!
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