Our Very Own Miracle !!

I'm sure you're familiar with that saying..."It's a MIRACLE"!!!! Well...up until a few weeks ago, that never really resonated with me. Not to say that I didn't believe in them, I just never really gave the occurrence much thought. I guess you don't until you have something happen in your life that is so amazing and inexplicable...until you actually experience your very own miracle.

We went in for Elle's pre-op appointment. Dr. Loveless, her orthopaedist/orthopaedic surgeon wanted to first get an updated xray as the only one we had was from November '08. So Elle and I went down to ex ray, got our "picture" taken and came back to the room. I always say that I am blessed to have the friends I have and this day was no different. One of my best friends, Shannon, had accompanied us that morning. Shortly after, Dr. Loveless came back in, sat down and with a straight face looked us in the eyes and said "These things usually always get worse. They never get better. I have canceled surgery." Then he handed us the ex-rays. "In all my years, I have never seen anything like this" he said. Still not getting it, Andy & I stared at the ex-ray. Somehow, some way and by nothing short of a miracle, the ball had begun to grow & massively increased in size. Last year, it was the size of the tip of a ball point pen and now it was almost the same size as the other ball!! We were in shock!! He feels that we can get the hip back into alignment though the use of a special brace made especially for Elle. There is a chance that she may still need a small surgery to help better form the hip socket in a couple of years.
A couple of weeks later, Elle was measured for her brace and is currently sporting it! It's pink, suede and steel...so stylish!! She has frog legs in it. Within 3 days, she mastered rolling over both ways. She has also peed in it 3 times and removed it once! She's good!! She should be wearing it 23 hours a day, out only for a bath. We're building up to that. Some days are better than others. She continues to amaze me with her perseverance. We don't know how long she'll have to wear it. We will go back for another scan in 4 months to see how the leg and hip are aligning and if they are. I don't foresee her being in the brace any less than a year and I pray, not longer!