Running, Jumping and Biking, Oh My!

We are so happy to report that Connor is cleared to run, jump and basically be a kid again. He has waited so long for this moment. In fact, when the Dr. left the room, Connor started jumping, just because he could. The X-rays, again, displayed great position and shape of the ball joint. The new bone growth has filled in nicely. Connor has 3 more weeks of wearing the brace at night, or at least we thought. Dr. Standard told Connor he can be done with the brace in the evening as well. This was definitely a pleasant surprise. Of course, with all this great news, came an enormous amount of worry for Scott and I. We did question the Dr. about the risks of injuring his hip, or falling off his bike etc. Dr. Standard assured us that his hip is "contained" and will be fine. He also made the comment, if Connor would fall and get injured it would not be from Perthes. The injury would happen regardless of his diagnosis. Finally, after a long day in Baltimore, we headed out the door to our car. Connor looked at me and said, "I'll race you to the car?" I looked down at my flip flops, along with carrying a bag and said, SURE! We probably looked a little crazy but I wasn't going to pass up this opportunity to FINALLY race my son again. Of course, I let him win! :-)
PT continues to be 3x a week in Hershey. The PT staff have been so good with Connor. They also feel as though he is ready for more intense exercises. Glad we could give them the green light to do more. Connor still walks with a slight limp and runs extremely funny but the more ROM he can gain, the better he will walk and run again.
Once again, more prayers have been answered. As we continue on this journey, we are reminded of all the blessings along the way and got us to where we are today.