Okay, while Mommy's away in Boston with her choir and Daddy is sans camera, I'm going to take a break posting pics of Zoe and launch a full fledged explanation into AFOs and what they are and what they do, as requested. AFOs or Ankle-Foot Orthoses or as I like to call them, AFOs have nothing to do with little green men, silver discs that hover in the sky, and are not made in Roswell, New Mexico. AFOs are quite simply braces that help Zoe's feet align better and make wearing shoes a real possibility. The AFOs are made of a hard polymer material and they are custom made to fit Zoe's foot and as you'll see below are very striking. The bottom straps keep her foot in place and the top strap provides support for her shins. These then slide into her too huge for a 13 month old shoes and poof, she's got support while in her stander. As of yet she is not standing independently. If you were to hold her and put her feet on a flat surface, her legs would buckle and not support themselves. Now, we don't know if or when that will change, we are being told she is expected to be highly mobile, so I'm expecting that as well. Look for Zoe in the 2020 Olympics, she'll be the one doing the 100M dash. It's funny how this works, but I was reading this for something else and came across this passage....
Hebrews 12:12-13 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
Not much more to say after that.
Cheers
Criss-cross straps for super support
Too cute for words, we got to pick the design and color for the straps
More of the AFOs
Her super cute and verrrry wide Stride Rites
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