Surgery Day

Lydia and Mum before surgery

Sleepy Lydia after surgery. Everything went very well and as planned!!!

Leg Lengthening #3

Well, ready or not, it's time for Lydia's third leg lengthening procedure, so here we are off to West Palm Beach! Chrissie got a bad stomach bug at the last minute so she stayed home and will come in a few days when she's feeling better. We're staying at Quantum House again (yeaaah!)

 Lydia currently has a 6cm lift and that's about as high as she can handle without being too unsteady. As it is, she has a hard time on uneven ground like grass and sometimes trips.

Making friends already in the Quantum House. QH is a residence on the hospital grounds where families of children undergoing treatment can stay. We could not do this without them!!

Breakfast selfie!

Homeschool on Day 1. Dad is pretending to be tough...

Easter Egg hunt with the other kids at Quantum House

Here's a poorly-taken pic of Lydia's leg x-ray

The plan is to lengthen the tibia using the "PRECISE" internal fixator. This is great news because the lengthening rod is inside the bone, so no pins, no pain, no infections, no heavy and bulky contraption hanging onto her leg, more mobility!  (The picture above is an example showing how it fits inside the bone, not Lydia's actual leg). We are very excited as this is the first time we'll have had this type.