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
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
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
#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
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
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
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
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
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
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