Look at her go!
It's hard to see on a video, but Ellie is moving the canes all by herself. She is not yet strong enough to balance them completely on her own, so the only thing that Joyce, her assistant, is helping her with is stabilizing the canes on the ground as Ellie brings them to the floor. What's really great is that she's now walking with her AFOs (leg braces) on. While initially it's more difficult for Ellie to walk with her braces, they really help keep her feet flat and straight (her natural tendency is to tip-toe and turn her feet inward). When we first started with canes (2 1/2 months ago), Ellie threw a fit when we put on her AFOs and asked her to walk with them! She said, "It's too hard!" And now....
Well, just look at her!
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YEAH!!! She is doing so well! How much longer will yall be in FL.
ReplyDeleteGo, go, go Ellie! This is so exciting! It's easy to see how much stronger she is--fantastic.
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ReplyDeleteWow!!!! Way to go Ellie! Whooo hooo!!
ReplyDeleteJacqui