JM's just turning 5 and he's began the Ponseti treatment

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hi beth,

today we brought JM to dr. julyn aguilar. she told us that indeed she was amazed

by how effective the ponseti method is. she even explained the principles of the

treatment using a model figure of a club foot. she told us that last september,

she went to see dr. ponseti and how she learned the technique. she asked us if

we will be patient enough to try the ponseti method on JM because it will really

take a while. she also told us that this is the first time she will treat a 5

year old using the ponseti method. her oldest treatment is 1 1/2 years old. we

also talked about the 3 1/2 years old child that dr. ponseti treated -- she was

also amazed by that because she was there during the treatment.

she also explained to us the other treatments used in the past like the kite

method and the ilzarov method and of course surgery.

we decided to still try the ponseti method since surgery will always be an

option. we just hope it will work on jm even now that he is older. he is

experiencing adjustments and cried a bit because he cannot move his casted foot.

he used to run a lot. tomorrow, we will buy him a wheelchair so that he can

still be mobile at school.

do you know of anyone who was treated with the same age as jm? i would really

like to hear their experiences.

please pray for jm -- so that he will have the patience to bear the treatment.

best regards,

cynthia

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[Guest guest]

,

I am so glad that Dr. Aguilar is going to try to help JM using the

Ponseti method. How fortunate that she was in Iowa and saw Dr.

Ponseti treating (the 3.5 year old who is now 4!), as

inspiration. I'm sure that Dr. Aguilar will also be comfortable

consulting with Dr. Ponseti about JM's case if she has any concerns

or questions, so that will be a great resource as well! There are a

few stories about older children that I've gathered on the

ponseti_links site. One in particular that will hopefully be

inspiring to you is Georgi's story. She was also corrected

surgically as a baby and they were able to use the Ponseti method on

her at 6 years old to avoid additional surgery. Georgi is from the

UK. Here is the link to the site:

http://members.tripod.com/ponseti_links-ivil and click on the tab

where it mentions the method helping older children.

I'm hopeful that in just a short time, we're able to put JM's story

up on the site as further inspiration to other families!

We're looking forward to hearing JM's updates! Get some paints and

markers and decorate that cast!

Best wishes,

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot)

>

> hi beth,

>

> today we brought JM to dr. julyn aguilar. she told us that indeed

she was amazed by how effective the ponseti method is. she even

explained the principles of the treatment using a model figure of a

club foot. she told us that last september, she went to see dr.

ponseti and how she learned the technique. she asked us if we will

be patient enough to try the ponseti method on JM because it will

really take a while. she also told us that this is the first time

she will treat a 5 year old using the ponseti method. her oldest

treatment is 1 1/2 years old. we also talked about the 3 1/2 years

old child that dr. ponseti treated -- she was also amazed by that

because she was there during the treatment.

>

> she also explained to us the other treatments used in the past

like the kite method and the ilzarov method and of course surgery.

>

> we decided to still try the ponseti method since surgery will

always be an option. we just hope it will work on jm even now that

he is older. he is experiencing adjustments and cried a bit because

he cannot move his casted foot. he used to run a lot. tomorrow, we

will buy him a wheelchair so that he can still be mobile at school.

>

> do you know of anyone who was treated with the same age as jm? i

would really like to hear their experiences.

>

> please pray for jm -- so that he will have the patience to bear

the treatment.

>

> best regards,

> cynthia

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Wish you best of luck! I hope this journey will be swift and

completely successful!

> >

> > hi beth,

> >

> > today we brought JM to dr. julyn aguilar. she told us that

indeed

> she was amazed by how effective the ponseti method is. she even

> explained the principles of the treatment using a model figure of

a

> club foot. she told us that last september, she went to see dr.

> ponseti and how she learned the technique. she asked us if we will

> be patient enough to try the ponseti method on JM because it will

> really take a while. she also told us that this is the first time

> she will treat a 5 year old using the ponseti method. her oldest

> treatment is 1 1/2 years old. we also talked about the 3 1/2 years

> old child that dr. ponseti treated -- she was also amazed by that

> because she was there during the treatment.

> >

> > she also explained to us the other treatments used in the past

> like the kite method and the ilzarov method and of course surgery.

> >

> > we decided to still try the ponseti method since surgery will

> always be an option. we just hope it will work on jm even now that

> he is older. he is experiencing adjustments and cried a bit

because

> he cannot move his casted foot. he used to run a lot. tomorrow, we

> will buy him a wheelchair so that he can still be mobile at

school.

> >

> > do you know of anyone who was treated with the same age as jm? i

> would really like to hear their experiences.

> >

> > please pray for jm -- so that he will have the patience to bear

> the treatment.

> >

> > best regards,

> > cynthia

> >

> >

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