Emma and I hit physical therapy after school on a rescheduled day and time and from the moment she stood with the therapist and took her first few steps, I knew it was going to be a big day. When she walked holding only one finger of the therapist (!!! REALLY !!!) and her body positioning was so correct (WOW!) I immediately called my husband Don to tell him to hurry up and get to the center – he had to see Emma walking! He didn’t think he could make it in time, I said “Try anyway, you’ve got to see this!”
I was afraid she might be too tired by the time Don got there, and she was tired, but that little girl has a lot of gumption! She not only showed off for her Daddy, but allowed us to take our first “walk” together as a family. In tears (of course!) I said to her therapist, we need a picture of this! So, our therapist, Leeza Masteller, ran off to get her camera phone which captured the momentous occasion.
While no one ever told us Emma wouldn’t walk, no one did… until her current orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Richard Kruse, about a year ago. He said that Emma might walk, but she’d probably only be a “house walker” (a person who can manage to walk very short distances occasionally). It was a great day when we heard a doctor actually say what we had hoped and been working towards for a long time, but it still seemed like it may never happen… until this week. What a gift! What joy! What work from one little girl and so many who help her everyday to become the most she can become.
We are so grateful and thankful to so many… Though slow, progress has been made and we are now witnessing the fruits of so many who labored with us and Emma. Thank you God for this wonderful child and for all the people you have placed in our lives... we are truly blessed!
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