Serial Casting

At Monday's physical therapy appointment, Darsie's foot was serial casted. Those muscles that had been sooo tight prior to Botox were still too strong and her foot was still twisted. The cast will help to further weaken those overly strong muscles while also correctly aligning the joint and foot. When we go back next Monday, the cast will be removed and the foot will be reassessed and recasted if necessary (from what I've read, serial casting lasts approximately 4-6 weeks).

Darsie chose a red cast and we decorated it with ladybugs once home. I was certain she would choose pink. Her PT gave her an extra large Hatchback shoe to wear over the cast and it works out great. Granted it isn't the most fashionable getup in the world, but it works fantastically. She can walk really well, she can dance, she can do everything but jump into a bath tub at the time being. She is so adaptable and such a trooper.

I don't know what Darsie is doing with the weird licking of her hands and the door in this video but I did want to show how well she can get around with a big red cast on her leg.


And some photos of both girls.


Red socks to match the red cast.


Ladybugs!

This is probably horrendous of me to say, but I am the mama here...but doesn't that big black shoe remind you of all the documentaries on elephantitis?
Elise has been a bit jealous of all the attention that Darsie has been receiving.