Circus Party

     On Saturday we went to the Redlands YMCA to be a part of the Circus Party that the Limb Connection put on. It was a great time! We got too see other families and talk to the two other PFFD families in the group. One of our PFFD friends is preparing for her lengthening this summer. We talked with her mom and answered the questions they had. We tried to help prepare them as best as possible. She gave me a huge compliment. She said the blog is helping her so much as she prepares. "All the information is wonderful." Totally put a smile in my heart.  My greatest hope is that this blog helps others as much as other's blogs helped me.
   While we were there we ran into one of the parents of a preschool friend of Amaya. He asked how she was doing and noticed that she wasn't wearing her shoe lift anymore. When I explained the lengthening she under went this year and the 3.1 inches of new bone she grew he was amazed. He's right, it is pretty amazing!
   While we were there Lidie and I got to talk to a teenage girl who has half of her right arm. Lidie was interested in her prosthetic and wondered why the girl only wore it some of the time. She was kind and patient and helped answer all of Lidie's questions. She let us know that when she needs it she puts it on but when it gets in her way she takes it off. I'm so grateful to be a part of a group where young people get to mentor, help and support each other.

Here's a group shot of the Limb Connection. 

The first thing the girls did was walking on the tight rope. 

Then Amaya took a trip.

Amaya tried the yo-yo.

Lidie's first attempt on the ring.

Amaya's first attempt on the ring. She did well and was able to spin around.

Then they did the ribbon. The lady was impressed with Amaya's upper body strength.

 She pulled herself up by only using her arms.

Lidie did a good job as well.

Lidie's second attempt on the rings. She really liked this one.

Amaya and Lidie did this so many times I lost count. They loved trying to jump to get higher and higher. It was great practice for Amaya. It counted as part of her therapy for the day. 

Both girls took a turn swinging in here. It looked so calm.

Here's Amaya's second attempt on the unicycle. She really liked this and kept trying.