We took Gracie back to St. Louis this past weekend. We took her to see Dr. Park, the neurosurgeon who performed her operation last May. Gracie was happy to see him and excited to show off her new flexibility and skills. She did everything he asked her to do (which is sometimes a major accomplishment with her!). He was pleased with her new level of spasticity in her legs, the healing of her incision area, and her increased mobility. Gracie walked for him in her walker, on her crutches, and independently. She walked 3 or 4 steps by Doug to me. He agreed that she needed to use the walker at school but also noted that it is much too easy for her. He is anxious (as are we) to see her move to solely using her crutches and ultimately walk by herself. We go back to see him in one year. He said he fully expected to see her walk into his office all by herself next year! We all loved hearing that news.
As you'll see in the photo, we returned to the zoo. Sadly, the carousel was closed, but we got to see many exciting animals. Gracie really liked the elephant fountain seen in this photo.
Thanks for all of your support and love everyone!
The Sloans
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