To be perfectly honest, I never thought it would work. The new back brace, that is. Truth be told, the surgeon didn't think it would work either. It simply wasn't likely that Elisabeth would tolerate her new brace. Nor was it likely that she would learn to find balance in it; to be able to sit upright and play.
But over the past month Elisabeth has started growing more accustom to being braced up. She doesn't cry when we put it on her and she can - in fact - sit up and play with toys.
With her spine at a 75 degree curve, and still five years away from being able to surgically correct it, this back brace was really our only option. If she didn't tolerate it Elisabeth's spine would continue to fall over and her vital organs would be threatened.
Needless to say...I am over the moon. Elisabeth is such a trooper and I am so very proud of her.
When Alexandra saw this picture she started laughing. She said it looks like Elisabeth is at a Justin Bieber concert, looking up at the stage and saying, "Touch my hand, touch my hand!"
