Hoy fue un día muy esperado para mí. Por fin tuvimos la primera consulta de control postoperatorio después de que Amelie le quitaron los yesos. El Dr. ha estado de viaje, entre vacaciones y congreso y esta consulta debió ser la semana pasada. Para mí estos días de postergación de esa consulta han sido desesperantes, debo confesar que he estado muy nerviosa porque necesitaba escuchar del mismo doctor que todo va en orden. Desde el 3 de septiembre que le quitaron los yesos iniciaron las terapias de rehabilitación. Me explicaron que la fisioterapia para su completa recuperación es muy crucial y veo que tienen razón, puesto que las condiciones de las piernas luego de unos yesos por tanto tiempo son muy precarias, sin fuerza, músculos ni equilibrio.
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# Amelie’s battle to walk again: grueling therapy, fand small victories lighting the way. 🌟 #### **🩺 The day of the consultation... finally**  Today was a long-awaited day for me. Today we finally had our first post-operative checkup after Amelie's casts were removed. The doctor has been away on vacation and at a conference, and this appointment should have been last week. These days of postponing the appointment have been agonizing for me. I must confess that I have been very nervous because I needed to hear from the doctor himself that everything is going well. Since September 3, when her casts were removed, she has been undergoing rehabilitation therapy. They explained to me that physical therapy is crucial for her full recovery, and I see that they are right, since the condition of her legs after being in casts for so long is very poor, with no strength, muscles, or balance. #### **💪 The therapy war: sweat, tears, and progress** Five sessions a week, financial difficulties, and endless hours at the hospital. Why push so hard? Because each repetition brings back hope for recovery. The process to follow was that she first had to see a physiatrist, who designs and gives all the instructions for physical therapy. We decided to go through this whole process at the Children's Orthopedic Hospital. I have already told you how wonderful all the professional teams here are. Of course, these services have to be paid for, and it has been extremely hard for the family to take this on. But we have done so with full responsibility because our daughter needs it. We are doing additional work remotely, and I am more inspired than ever to produce good posts for my blog. I enjoy it, but necessity also demands it, because each week is a significant expense for her to complete five therapy sessions every afternoon, and we are very grateful that we have been able to fulfill most of them. Three weeks ago, we also got her a place at a foundation where she can attend therapy twice a week in the morning, and fortunately, we don't have to pay for these sessions, but they are not enough for the program she needs to follow. I am always with her and I see that she works very well. She has very good physical therapists who demand a lot of work from her. She has not yet achieved the correct walking pattern, balance, and strength expected, which is why she has not been able to start the school year so far. Today at the doctor's office, this is exactly what the doctor told us. Even though her bones have healed very well and her body has responded very well to all the implanted material, and even though there has obviously been a great improvement in her walking, the doctor was very emphatic that we need to quickly build up her muscle mass, balance, and strength, and that this alone will help her develop a better gait.  #### 🚴♀️ **New Goals, New Dreams** “Swim, bike, skate!” The doctor’s orders sound like play—but they’re grueling work. And soon… school awaits! The doctor told us that she will be able to go to school very soon, and Amelie was overjoyed because, to examine her, he had her jump and do some exercises that she found very fun. ### New challenges after this appointment. The challenges we now have to meet are: continuing with daily physical therapy, enrolling her in swimming lessons, teaching her to ride a bike and skate, and very soon returning to school because this will force her to improve. For now, she can't go back to her joropo classes, but she can go back to theater class. And apart from all the physical issues we are dealing with, she must resume her sessions with an educational psychotherapy. #### 🌈 **Family Fuel: Our Secret Weapon** In view of all this, our family is going to need to be more organized and save money, as well as divide up our time to see who will be accompanying her to each activity, because when she starts going to school, I will start going back to my office, and among the decisions I have made to help us, I will start teaching at another university. But really, what I want most is to be with her every day in all her reinforcement activities. I will tell you later how we are managing this great challenge for us, and I hope it will be with the happiness that Amelie is feeling her progress, walking better, and reintegrating into her world.
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