Look at my sweet, little cripple. Actually, she's not much of a cripple anymore. Luckily, blessedly, thankfully the orthopedic specialist, when fitting Lilian into her hard cast, said that Lilian did not have to keep her weight off her leg. In fact, as soon as she felt up to it she could start walking. It only took a few more days before she started hobbling around. It was kind of like watching her learn to walk all over again. She was wobbly, lost her balance easily, fell over a lot. But now, just a few days before she gets the cast off, the girl can actually run. It's a funny looking run, certainly. You try running with a cast from ankle to hip! But she can do it. And I am SO relieved that I haven't had to carry her around for the past four weeks.
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I'm so glad she is going well.
I bet she will be happy when she gets the cast off...glad to hear she is doing better.
I can't believe that it's already been that long and the cast is coming off soon. That went by quick. Now that she's gotten used to the cast, I wonder if it will be weird for her right at first with it off!
I'm glad for you that she could walk. Another friend of mine had a little girl that had to have both legs casted with a bar between them and they had to carry her for 6 weeks! It was rough!
Wow, the time seems to have gone by fast! I'm sure that you were feeling every one of those four weeks. I guess it is a little like pregnancy--if you are not the one directly affected by it, the time goes by much faster.
Did you take a video of her hobbling around and running? That would be fun to watch!
Poor girl! I'm glad she didn't have to wear it longer.
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