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March 9, 2006

Hilary had two follow-up appointments yesterday--one with Dr. Greenfield, her orthopaedic surgeon, the other with Dr. Zaharoff, her Physical / Sports Medicine physcian.

Dr. Greenfield x-rayed Hilary's spine to evaluate the scoliosis angles after wearing the brace for several months. He said her angles are 10 degrees and 10 degrees with the brace on, where before they were 11 and 10. There has been one degree of actual correction in just three months! The top of the pelvis bone indicates the bones are still growing, so the brace stays on 23 hours a day, probably until she is 17. He wants to see her again in 4-6 months.

Dr. Zaharoff examined her ankle / foot after three weeks of physcical therapy (PT). Things are better, but still painful enough to warrant five more weeks of PT, icing the site three times a day, and doing the excercises she prescribed. Hilary is wearing either the high-top basketball shoes or hiking boots, to give her ankle and arch the extra support she needs, instead of her beloved flip-flops. No more appointments planned for this month! We should have blood test results from Dr. Akright's office in the next ten days.

Thanks for the continued prayers, thoughts, and cards,
the Morrows

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