Dr. Visit

We've returned from another follow-up with Zac's surgeon. This was the first one in FL. It was so nice to spend time with family and friends. We have not been able to travel to FL in over 2.5 yrs; both of us have siblings, and I have extended family that live less than an hour from Dr. Paley's new institute. We had a great time. Zac has never been to the beach, and Cai has only been once before. They loved it! I will have to post pictures later.

Dr. Paley gave us a good report. He does not believe that any procedures need to be done at this time. He was very happy with Zac's efforts and progress toward walking. We will proceed with the Physical Therapy and efforts to walk. Dr. Paley expressed very confidently that Zac will walk without assistant devises. He did however recommend a helmet when attempting to walk on his own. We are proceeding to order the walker that he is now trying in PT. I was overcome with emotion today as I saw Zac walk in that walker. It was amazing to see him walk himself closer to a toy in the waiting room that he could reach for the first time, standing on his own two feet! We are so blessed to witness these miracles first hand. God is so good.

We are now on a 6 month follow-up schedule with Dr. Paley. Each visit will determine if anything needs to be done based on growth, and Zac's mobility development. It is a good place to be; and I don't think there is anything that we would do differently. We are so thankful that we had this option with such an amazing surgeon, especially when we see Zac standing and now walking (with a walker)!!!