Re: Adam Graduated!!! and too!!!!

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Staci & Adam and the entire group,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My son, (14 mos on March 25th), also graduated from his STARband on Friday, March 8th (a total of 7 mos in his band)!! His orthotist

still wants him to wear his band when he is sleeping and for naps for a little

while longer (his soft spot is still open enough to get a bit more correction

when he can – he got approx. 90% correction – YIPPEE!), but he is now “helmet free” the

rest of the time!!! We all are soooooo excited!!

My story is about the same as yours (everyone on here has heard it

before) – ped saying his head would “round

out when he is starts sitting up and moving around” My husband and I thought something

was wrong even at his 1 month check-up but was told from his ped that there was nothing wrong!!! – disgusting,

huh!!!! was was dx with torticollis in July

2001(6 mos.) and banded 3 days shy of his 7 mo. B-day (08/22/01). He

was dx

after we went to see a neurologist at Children’s Hosptial

in Pittsburgh (on our own – with the referral getting to him after the

first appt.) His tort is now

resolved, PT is staying with him until he is walking steadily

on his own. He can now walk across

the room by himself – like a little “enstein” –

but nonetheless he is still doing it on his own!!! This group and the tort group have been

awesome and, I too, will stay around for quite a while!!! I am just sooo

frustrated with how the majority of the peds handle

tort/plagio!! If I can be of any help to any

other member, at any time, it would certainly give me some peace to know that I

was able to do something for some one else. I have attached some pics of – his 1 year photos – we are

soooo proud of him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good-luck to you and

Adam, and to everyone else who has to go through the plagio/tort

experience. Just remember –

there is a light at the end of that tunnel!!!

I want to thank everyone for all of the

support/advice I have received throughout this entire time. Take care, I will stick around too. J J!!

AnnMarie & (13 mos.) J

STAR graduate -- (can’t believe I finally

get to say that!!! J)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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AnnMarie:

Congradulations to !!!! Doesn't it feel so good to

FINALLY be able to type that long awaited for " graduate " word??? You

probably never thought you'd get to type that out! I'm so happy he's

finally done - it sounds like he received terrific correction. WTG!

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Staci & Adam and the entire group,

>

> CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My son,

(14 mos

> on March 25th), also graduated from his STARband on Friday, March

8th

> (a total of 7 mos in his band)!! His orthotist still wants him to

> wear his band when he is sleeping and for naps for a little while

longer

> (his soft spot is still open enough to get a bit more correction

when he

> can - he got approx. 90% correction - YIPPEE!), but he is

now " helmet

> free " the rest of the time!!! We all are soooooo excited!! My

story is

> about the same as yours (everyone on here has heard it before) - ped

> saying his head would " round out when he is starts sitting up and

moving

> around " My husband and I thought something was wrong even at his 1

> month check-up but was told from his ped that there was nothing

wrong!!!

> - disgusting, huh!!!! was was dx with torticollis in

July

> 2001(6 mos.) and banded 3 days shy of his 7 mo. B-day (08/22/01).

He

> was dx after we went to see a neurologist at Children's Hosptial in

> Pittsburgh (on our own - with the referral getting to him after the

> first appt.) His tort is now resolved, PT is staying with him

until he

> is walking steadily on his own. He can now walk across the room by

> himself - like a little " enstein " - but nonetheless he is still

> doing it on his own!!! This group and the tort group have been

awesome

> and, I too, will stay around for quite a while!!! I am just sooo

> frustrated with how the majority of the peds handle tort/plagio!!

If I

> can be of any help to any other member, at any time, it would

certainly

> give me some peace to know that I was able to do something for some

one

> else. I have attached some pics of - his 1 year photos -

we

> are soooo proud of him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good-luck to you and Adam,

and to

> everyone else who has to go through the plagio/tort experience.

Just

> remember - there is a light at the end of that tunnel!!!

>

> I want to thank everyone for all of the support/advice I have

received

> throughout this entire time. Take care, I will stick around

too. :-)

> :-)!!

>

> AnnMarie & (13 mos.) :-)

> STAR graduate -- (can't believe I finally get to say that!!!

> :-))!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

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[Guest guest]

Hooray for !!!!!! I'm so, so happy to hear that he is now an

official graduate just like Adam. I can only imagine how thrilled and happy

you must be. Give that head some extra nuzzles this week!

Marci

[Guest guest]

Woohoo! Another graduate to add to our list of round noggins! I'm

so glad to hear that has finally graduated, I bet you

thought this day would never come! His pictures are adorable, thanks

for sharing! Enjoy that bare round head!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> Staci & Adam and the entire group,

>

> CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My son,

(14 mos

> on March 25th), also graduated from his STARband on Friday, March

8th

> (a total of 7 mos in his band)!! His orthotist still wants him to

> wear his band when he is sleeping and for naps for a little while

longer

> (his soft spot is still open enough to get a bit more correction

when he

> can - he got approx. 90% correction - YIPPEE!), but he is

now " helmet

> free " the rest of the time!!! We all are soooooo excited!! My

story is

> about the same as yours (everyone on here has heard it before) - ped

> saying his head would " round out when he is starts sitting up and

moving

> around " My husband and I thought something was wrong even at his 1

> month check-up but was told from his ped that there was nothing

wrong!!!

> - disgusting, huh!!!! was was dx with torticollis in

July

> 2001(6 mos.) and banded 3 days shy of his 7 mo. B-day (08/22/01).

He

> was dx after we went to see a neurologist at Children's Hosptial in

> Pittsburgh (on our own - with the referral getting to him after the

> first appt.) His tort is now resolved, PT is staying with him

until he

> is walking steadily on his own. He can now walk across the room by

> himself - like a little " enstein " - but nonetheless he is still

> doing it on his own!!! This group and the tort group have been

awesome

> and, I too, will stay around for quite a while!!! I am just sooo

> frustrated with how the majority of the peds handle tort/plagio!!

If I

> can be of any help to any other member, at any time, it would

certainly

> give me some peace to know that I was able to do something for some

one

> else. I have attached some pics of - his 1 year photos -

we

> are soooo proud of him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good-luck to you and Adam,

and to

> everyone else who has to go through the plagio/tort experience.

Just

> remember - there is a light at the end of that tunnel!!!

>

> I want to thank everyone for all of the support/advice I have

received

> throughout this entire time. Take care, I will stick around

too. :-)

> :-)!!

>

> AnnMarie & (13 mos.) :-)

> STAR graduate -- (can't believe I finally get to say that!!!

> :-))!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> is subject to the Terms of Service

> <> .