The Brace

We had an appointment today with the the prosthetics department at the Bone and Joint Institute. 

They took an x-ray of her in the brace and were able to see areas that could be strengthened with some small adjustments to the brace. 

It's truly amazing what the x-ray showed.  - where the pins and attachments are and what part of her hip, shoulder, spine are affected. They took off a bit of the height so that it could be pulled up and off her hip a bit. Perhaps this will make it more comfortable for her (if that's possible). 

I am so grateful for the technicians at the Bone and Joint Institute and the prosthetics department - so careful, caring, compassionate with Abigail and us. 

The best news of all is that it is beginning to work! It won't cure scoliosis; there is no cure. And her spine will go back to the place that it was at before we started the brace (which will allow her to live a normal, healthy life). The brace actually moves her spine to hold it in place while she is growing so that the curve doesn't worsen. It's difficult to explain and I am leaning so much. 

Abigail would probably add to this post that the truly best news of all is that she gets to sleep without her brace for two night in a row, the night before her doctor appointment next month. He wants to see how her spine reacts to two nights of no brace and how far back the spine goes. She is counting the days until two full nights of real sleep! (I am too!)