Monday 23 January 2017

Mon 23 Jan 2017

Elise was fitted for AFO (Ankle Foot Orthosis) today. They cost the hospital $1400. In two weeks hopefully she'll receive her custom ankle brace - helpful for relearning to stand upright with assistance and keep her ankle tendons flexible.

She also had an x-ray of her tummy in the afternoon to check functionality.

Today they told her she needed to eat more as she is still losing weight! The rehab and normal activities like sitting take everything out of her. Well, she is eating like a horse so we have strict instructions to increase protein and fats - not easy on a vegetarian and dairy free diet :-(  How many beans can a kid eat? She has lots of nuts, eggs etc which help. Unfortunately sugar isn't included.

Starlight foundation bowled in and transformed Elise into a cat. It lightened the mood :-)

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