Ready for Removal!

Connor is officially finished with his External Fixator PT sessions. His removal is still scheduled for Friday, Feb. 14th despite the impending snowstorm. We will stay in Baltimore the night before and the night after surgery.
He seems to be ready for this chapter to come to a close. He, also, understands this next adventure is going to be another adjustment but just like before, he will fight through. His attitude and smiles continue through this process and I couldn't be more proud of how he has handled this. He had a unique experience today during PT.  We were asked if it would be ok for a new patient to come observe Connor in therapy. This patient just had an Ex Fix put on last week and was having trouble adjusting. He is the same age as Connor. When the patient arrived in PT, he was very quiet and just taking it all in. The mom had a lot of questions about our journey thus far. By the time our PT session was ending, the boy had opened up to Connor and asked him some questions. After PT, Connor and I had a chance to reflect on our own journey. It was a great reminder of how far Connor has come these past 4 months. Once we saw the boy and his mom, it brought back memories of that time for us and we could totally feel their emotions of fear and concerns. I can only hope that we could give them a little sense of peace today.