Video and Cast Update
This entry was posted on 10/27/2008 6:19 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
Craig posted the video taken by Alabama news station at the airport to Brooke's website, www.brookebarels.com if you want to take a peek. Jordan's big smile will melt your heart! I sure miss her and the family. They are such great people, walking a similar path.
An update on Brooke's serial casting: I cannot believe the improvement in her range of motion. We've been keeping an eye on this for several months prior to deciding to go ahead with the serial casting. Her measurements have always been below zero, -2 and -3 (90 degree flex being zero) and now, after 4 weeks of casting increasing the range each week, we are at a POSITIVE 12 on the right side and a POSITIVE 10 on the left side. These are huge gains, her feet have never looked so good. She wears a cast only on the left side for this last week, and that will come off on Thursday. That will be it then for the casting, her new SMO's are done (inserts for her shoes that keep her heel cords from tightening back up and keep her from rolling her foot in). She also will wear night splints in an effort to keep her loose. I'm sure she will love the freedom of no casts! She's been a trooper once again, in dealing with them, nothing negative to report. Thanks for caring about our Queen and checking in on her progress.
