Tag Archives: clubfeet

Home Sweet Home

Last weekend Phantom hosted a tournament at our home sweet home fields. It was so nice hosting the tournament for a variety of reasons a) we didn’t have to drive an hour for our early game b) we got visitors … Continue reading

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Throwing In the Towel

  This here is Sporty on her first day of swim a couple of weeks ago.  It was a short lived swim team tenure for her.  For years, Dr Fluffy Unicorn has mentioned that swim team is the best exercise … Continue reading

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Kind of a BOGO

  This week we headed up to Dr Fluffy Unicorn but this time it was for Young Jedi and not Sporty.  I know, right!?!  We have to keep you all on your toes.  Remember that time when Young Jedi fractured … Continue reading

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#worldclubfootday

Today is clubfoot day, the day we celebrate our everyday heroes and work to raise awareness for clubfoot.  1 in a 1000 babies are born with clubfoot making it the second most common birth defect. This is has been a … Continue reading

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Judgement Free Zone

I love kids, I love that they are judgement free and accepting.  That’s Sporty, to the left of the coach in this photo and that’s her new U8 travel team at their first practice.  At a water break, Sporty ran … Continue reading

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Two Thumbs Up

Yesterday we made our way up to Dr Fluffy Unicorn for a check-up since Sporty’s foot pain and return to her AFO.  Getting up there was no easy task, traffic was horrendous, think long weekend and traveling along the path … Continue reading

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If You Dream It, It Will Happen

This is the next chapter in the story of a girl who is determined to win. Sporty had a really rough winter.  She tried out for a competitive 3rd/4th grade team the weekend before her latest tendon transfer.  The league … Continue reading

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I Have A Confession

I think I might of ruined Sporty’s cheetah speed. I have this deep, sinking feeling that her latest surgery ruined her cheetah speed.  I told her it would be locked away in her cast, ready to emerge once she was … Continue reading

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Pre Existing Condition

This is going to get a little political, maybe controversial. I don’t usually share my political opinion. The hubs and I discuss politics behind closed doors but I don’t put it on social media, I don’t get into it with … Continue reading

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Community

This one is about the people I’ve met on our clubfoot journey.  The ones who understand the stress, the worry, the constant scrutiny of feet.  Most people sympathize but few understand. Last week when we went to see Dr Fluffy … Continue reading

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