A functional knee

    At the end of our pt appointment on Wednesday the therapist mentioned that Amaya has a "functional knee." She said 0-117 degrees is considered functional and Amaya is at 0-125! She had been able to bend to over 117 degrees for about a week at that point but the therapist wanted to wait for a week to pass before officially saying she was at this point. It’s great news! She’s passed the threshold of where she could have long term damage to her knee. 

    We have one more pt from our original prescription but the therapist is going to ask for more because she said that even though Amaya is in a good place she wanted her to be in a great place. The therapist said it’s important to get her leg to a prime place, because she is so young and we want it to be great for her life. She would like to continue to work with her until she can bear weight on her leg. 

    It's great news and a great milestone! Yay! We were surprised that it's only been six weeks since surgery, two weeks since we finished lengthening and five weeks since she started physical therapy. Dr. Nelson was right the recovery for this lengthening has been much quicker and "easier" than with the external fixator. And we only lengthened about an inch where last time it was just over three inches. 

     It feels good to share good news with you and to have something to celebrate with you all. You've been supportive during the highs and the lows and it means a great deal. Each time you ask how she's doing, reach out, send a card or a message or a smile it means a lot to us. Thank you. We are so grateful. 

Working hard to gain some degrees! 

Amaya decided to celebrate with donuts, two at a time.