Rachael's MRI

Some of you may be wondering why Rachael, age 7, had an MRI last week, and if that means Something Hideous.

If you know her personally, you know that she walks on her toes almost all the time. Sometimes people comment that it's cute.

After literally years of us going around trying to decide if it's something she'll outgrow, something we should do PT for (which we tried and were dismissed, saying it wouldn't work), something she should be nagged about, etc, I finally took her to an orthopedic, who said nothing would improve it other than surgery and casting. In her case, time would only make it worse.

Which was, frankly, a relief after all this debating.

He added that he wanted her to see a neurologist to see if something in that area is causing it. That's the doctor who ordered the MRI. I don't have the results yet, but he said he expected it to be normal.

Rachael is scheduled for her surgery and casting, on both feet, at the end of the month. She will have to wear a cast on both legs for about a month, then leg braces for about a year. (So we can practice saying in a southern accent, "Run, Rachael, run!")

I'm not really thrilled about any of this, but I am glad it's finally going to be taken care of.

It's funny, in a way she won't seem like Rachael anymore without walking on her toes.