He can walk, run, jump and dance with joy

First, if you are coming to this site in search of clubfoot information, please feel free to e-mail me and I can tell you about my son, Quinn, who has left clubfoot.  I would love to help out in any way that I can.

When we first found out that Quinn had severe clubfoot and had made the decision to utilize the French Physiotherapy method, I was living in stress-city.  Our insurance company had unofficially denied coverage for FP, so we were facing over $40,000 in physical therapy bills for just the first 6 months.  I remember calling the doctors office and freaking out.  The office billing clerk said to me "Mrs. Jody2ms, take a deep breath", I did, and waited.  She then said the most insightful words I could imagine at that point, in my 9 day post partum delirium.  She said "Mrs. 2ms, I know this is all very upsetting, but I want you to know…..your son WILL walk.  Dr. W goes to Haiti on mission trips to surgically correct clubfoot there, and the children’s clubfeet are so bad, they come down from the mountains walking on the tops of their feet to get to the clinics.  Their feet get corrected.  Your son’s will too."   It was then that I sat down on my kitchen floor and started crying.  I am a nurse, and I know clubfoot is not life threatening, but I was so scared for my tiny baby, and this woman spoke kindness to me.

So, my words to you are, your child will walk.  He/she will run, jump and dance.   You just have to decide what method of correction you chose to use.  If I can assist in directing you to Ponsetti, FP or a doc in your area who utilizes a non-surgical method for clubfoot correction, please e-mail me and I would be more than happy to help. I am getting anywhere from 3-5 hits each day from people searching for clubfoot information.

In other news, my left ovary saluted, and I am officially in the 2ww.  Please send good vibes, as this will be a stressful time for me given my miscarriage history and the fact that we have a full size bed and we co-sleep.  I can assure you we WILL be getting the California King of my dreams if I am pregnant, as we are already full to the brim with Mia, Bill, Quinn and I in the full.

Carry on.