Hope the 'Hip' Hippo!!

This has been a project that Gina and I have been working on for about a year now.  As it states, we needed something in a child's form to explain to them and to us what was going on.  With the help of our dear friend Cherie Hope has been created! Well almost she is in cue waiting to be printed as I type!

Gina and I both have birthdays in November...and as I'd like to say God's birthday present to us this year is a copy of this book in our hands! It has been a long tedious journey, but there is a light at the end of this tunnel!  We both hope and pray this will help other children and families!

Pin Removal Day - July 24, 2012

The beautiful summer Tuesday Of July 24 saw us back in the operating room for pin removal from Abby's left salters osteotomy that was performed March 27, 2012

Looking back on this day now...it was fast and without any issues and life went back to normal very soon after.  We stayed away from the beaches and pools for about a week,(to let the incison site heal) but then we were right back enjoying our Summer 2012!

However walking your child down the halls of the sterile surery suite and trying to make them laugh as you place the "gas" over there sweet little face, telling them it will all be okay and just breath it in ...while you are breaking into a million pices praying with everything you have to just hold on till her eyes roll back and face turns pale...and God help the man who ignored my child's issue for so long that that is why we are doing "this again"...he better be no where in site!  Yah....still sucks.  But she did wake up again smiling and all that had been put aside...for now.

So since it was a smooth day procedure for Abby, there is not much for the story.  We went in, had the surgery.  He reopened the initial left hip salter osteotomy site. Unscrewed the two screws, bla bla bla and put humpty back together again!

Waiting with Daddy

Being silly with mommy while we waited some more...



Abby smiling for the camera so we could send Daddy a picture of Abby to show him she was alright while I was with her in the recovery room.



Relaxing at home a few hours later...she preferd my sunglasses, snugles and movies of her choice

From the day the pins were removed while still in the OR



About one week later.  Her skin is a little sensative to the adhesive.

 ...And you should see the way she runs now! :)

Our Fundraiser for Hip Dysplasia!

GARAGE SALE!

On a cold and rainny Saturday morning , together with my family and some friends we gathered outside on my front lawn and praied the rain would stop!

 With the encouragment from 'One Hip World' I put together this garage sale thinking I had a tone of stuff I could sell and make money to donate to the Intarnational HIp Dysplasia Institute (IHDI). 

However as I went through my house I realized unless I start selling items I use, there was not much.  So I put an advert out to my neightbours, friends and family.  Then I prayed!

But the morning of my garage sale my two car garage was filled!!



At about 0400 this morning the rains came.  At the time I did not know that since I was still sleeping but my sister told me when I opened my front door at about 0550 to her and a close friend sitting on the porch watching a light rain fall. We opend up the garage doors, because the sale was on rain or shine!  Just after 0600 as we were starting to lay out the goods a car pulled up and two men jumped out and said "good morning?"  My reply was "you are a litte early!" (the sale said from 0700-1200)  But as soon as I said that silly comment I told myself to be happy!  They ended up purchasing a lot of items and I do remember them comming back later that morning!

The rains came and left all morning but when they started to fall I found myself praying, too hold off a little longer.  And they did! 

The people kept coming, and coming! It was amazing! One man bought one little toy car for $40! Others were your normal garage sale people.  I had told my sisters that when they were barttering with people to start higher than normal, but to really not let them walk away without there special something.  And most imprtant not to say, "well it is for charity." I just felt it was more polite that way.  I guess that is just me.

My son had a blast selling his cookies and kool-aid! He was frezzing but did not want to leave his post to walk around "just in case a customer comes!"  In the end he sold all of our cookies and his Aunt Lori's cup cakes and One Hip World cookies she had made for us!