Re: ABC News Clubfoot Article...Zach's Famous :)

[Guest guest]

Oh that is so awesome - although I wish they would do more on the TV.

s.

ABC News Clubfoot Article...Zach's Famous

Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in September.

Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

religiously (or so we thought)...

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the nosurgery4clubfoot

group...

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Unilateral Right C/F

Treated by Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

[Guest guest]

Oh that is so awesome - although I wish they would do more on the TV.

s.

ABC News Clubfoot Article...Zach's Famous

Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in September.

Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

religiously (or so we thought)...

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the nosurgery4clubfoot

group...

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Unilateral Right C/F

Treated by Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

[Guest guest]

Yeah Holly! Even if it not the best article in the world, it has some

good stuff in it and hopefully will be read by someone who can benefit

from it.

>

> Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in September.

> Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

> religiously (or so we thought)...

>

> http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

>

> I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the nosurgery4clubfoot

> group...

>

> Holly

> Zachary 7/27/02

> Unilateral Right C/F

> Treated by Dr. Ponseti

> DBB Nights Only

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah Holly! Even if it not the best article in the world, it has some

good stuff in it and hopefully will be read by someone who can benefit

from it.

>

> Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in September.

> Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

> religiously (or so we thought)...

>

> http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

>

> I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the nosurgery4clubfoot

> group...

>

> Holly

> Zachary 7/27/02

> Unilateral Right C/F

> Treated by Dr. Ponseti

> DBB Nights Only

>

[Guest guest]

How cool! I was just thinking about this the other day, wondering what had come

of the proposed article. Good one for Zach/Zack's baby book.

A couple of things made me wonder about the level of fact-checking for these

kinds of internet-based stories. Is it true, for example, that 95% of children

born in MI are being treated surgically today? I wonder about their sources on

that one. And is the WHO (World Health Org) really promoting the Ponseti

method? Perhaps they are confusing Global HELP with WHO. They did do a decent

job describing the method itself--and making it sound quick and painless--which

is more than can be said about some of the other " Ponseti stories " floating

around out there.

Naomi

The Family

Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, corrected bilateral clubfoot, FAB

14/7)

Holly wrote:

Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in September.

Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

religiously (or so we thought)...

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the nosurgery4clubfoot

group...

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Unilateral Right C/F

Treated by Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

[Guest guest]

How cool! I was just thinking about this the other day, wondering what had come

of the proposed article. Good one for Zach/Zack's baby book.

A couple of things made me wonder about the level of fact-checking for these

kinds of internet-based stories. Is it true, for example, that 95% of children

born in MI are being treated surgically today? I wonder about their sources on

that one. And is the WHO (World Health Org) really promoting the Ponseti

method? Perhaps they are confusing Global HELP with WHO. They did do a decent

job describing the method itself--and making it sound quick and painless--which

is more than can be said about some of the other " Ponseti stories " floating

around out there.

Naomi

The Family

Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, corrected bilateral clubfoot, FAB

14/7)

Holly wrote:

Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in September.

Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

religiously (or so we thought)...

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the nosurgery4clubfoot

group...

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Unilateral Right C/F

Treated by Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

[Guest guest]

You know - I was wondering the same thing about their facts - and it

just goes to show that you can't trust everything you read. I did

make mention to the gal that interviewed me that some research reports

only 5% success rate in methods that aren't fully Ponseti. A good

example of words being taken out of context to make whatever point the

writer wants made. It didn't do justice to the method - but I'm happy

the story was done....

Holly

> Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in September.

> Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

> religiously (or so we thought)...

>

> http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

>

> I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the nosurgery4clubfoot

> group...

>

> Holly

> Zachary 7/27/02

> Unilateral Right C/F

> Treated by Dr. Ponseti

> DBB Nights Only

>

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[Guest guest]

You know - I was wondering the same thing about their facts - and it

just goes to show that you can't trust everything you read. I did

make mention to the gal that interviewed me that some research reports

only 5% success rate in methods that aren't fully Ponseti. A good

example of words being taken out of context to make whatever point the

writer wants made. It didn't do justice to the method - but I'm happy

the story was done....

Holly

> Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in September.

> Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

> religiously (or so we thought)...

>

> http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

>

> I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the nosurgery4clubfoot

> group...

>

> Holly

> Zachary 7/27/02

> Unilateral Right C/F

> Treated by Dr. Ponseti

> DBB Nights Only

>

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[Guest guest]

Even though the article seems poorly written and doesn't really flow

like it should, it's great that the story was done. Now more parents

have exposure to Dr. Ponseti's treatment of clubfoot and perhaps

will allow them to think twice before opting for surgery.

> > Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in

September.

> > Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

> > religiously (or so we thought)...

> >

> > http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

> >

> > I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the

nosurgery4clubfoot

> > group...

> >

> > Holly

> > Zachary 7/27/02

> > Unilateral Right C/F

> > Treated by Dr. Ponseti

> > DBB Nights Only

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Even though the article seems poorly written and doesn't really flow

like it should, it's great that the story was done. Now more parents

have exposure to Dr. Ponseti's treatment of clubfoot and perhaps

will allow them to think twice before opting for surgery.

> > Here is the article on ABC news - was on their site back in

September.

> > Not quite sure how we missed it, as we were checking the site

> > religiously (or so we thought)...

> >

> > http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1159964 & page=1

> >

> > I was bummed that they didn't say the name of the

nosurgery4clubfoot

> > group...

> >

> > Holly

> > Zachary 7/27/02

> > Unilateral Right C/F

> > Treated by Dr. Ponseti

> > DBB Nights Only

> >

> >

> >

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> >

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