Never giving up
18th June 2015…a reflection on the weeks since surgery
It’s been 9 long weeks since Veronika’s hip reconstruction…..9 weeks of challenges, complications, frustrations, exhaustion, moving Veronika to help minimise the pressure on her wound and prevent more skin breakdown, and very minimal broken sleep.
25th June 2015….10 weeks post surgery
10 weeks post surgery, 10 weeks in plaster….10 weeks and my girl is back to her cheeky self …amazing, resilient, strong, determined #veronikawillwalkagain #cheekygirl #hipreconstruction #T21#cerebralpalsy
11th July 2015….its almost time for the spica to come off
Just over 12 weeks since Veronika had her hip reconstructed…..2 more days and her spica(plaster) comes off…..and I have a feeling then the hard work will really begin. 12th July, All settled in to
13th July 2015 and my spica is off…
Brave Miss Veronika had her spica off this morning and then went into a rhino brace. Her orthopaedic surgeon decided this could be done without an anaesthetic(which I was more than happy about) and he
20th July 2015….rehab at Monash Children’s Hospital
Back in mid April when Veronika had her hip reconstruction, the thought crossed my mind that she would have most of term 2 off school for recovery, and be well and truly back at school
22nd July 2015
Enjoying a ‘Veronika friendly icecream’ after working hard during the morning of therapy.#veronikawillwalkagain #hipreconstruction #rehab#t21 #cerebralpalsy #icecream Visit to the Starlight Children’s Foundation Australiaroom for some fun in between this mornings sessions. A
29th July 2015…..my girl is on the move again
Mid April hip reconstruction, femur cut in half and rotated before being pinned, pelvis had bone cut out, reshaped and tilted 3 months in a spica(plaster cast) Just over 2 weeks of rehab and this….
30th July 2015….
3 and half months ago my amazing girl went into surgery…. I was told ‘realistically veronika would never walk again following surgery’ and to prepare myself for that. I always believed Veronika would walk again,
14th August 2015…..bowling
Miss Veronika has started bowling on Friday afternoon with a couple of her friends. She was so excited this afternoons when I asked her if she would like to go bowling again today with Jack