Animals and illness/ serial castiing

[Guest guest]

Ruth W.,

You said you took your 10 year old daughter for serial casting and it

caused her a lot of pain. Have you considered night splints every

night for a gradual stretching that would not be such a sudden

drastic

change all at once? I don't have the heel cord problem but wore

splints to correct the bone curving. I wore them for many years as a

child and now have straight feet as a result. I would think they

would

be less drastic than the casts.

I have never had a dog of my own but I know we often give them less

credit than they deserve.

When I was in college, one night I was upset over something & decided

to go for a walk. A large dog (whom I did not know) from the

neighborhood decided to accompany me. On the way back we met a man

walking towards us. The dog started a low throat growl & continued

until the man had passed & was a safe distance away. I know the dog

was telling both of us that he would protect me if necessary. That

memory has stayed with me over 40 years.

Alice