Trisha,

     I've only gotten one response from Keswick.  I am working on the
application.  Can't they put a hip brace on Amber?  I know it may be
harder for her to walk with that kind of brace, but it might be better
than surgery.  I've also heard the surgery doesn't always work, or it
works for a while and then the same thing happens again, which means the
same surgery over and over again.  Tell her I wish her well.  If she had
e-mail I'd love to talk to her directly, she sounds like a very nice
young lady to talk to.


Chester Worwa


On Sun, 19 Mar 2000, Trisha Cummings wrote:

> Hi Chester!!
>
>              How is job hunting going?
>
>
> >     What does Amber need surgery on?
>            Amber right hip has begun to sublux - the leg bone is pulling out
> of the hip joint. It needs to be put back. The orthopedist said it requires
> surgery.  He wants me to go to Johns Hopkins and use a specfic doctor there.
>
>         I have found out there is Ronald McDonald House - and one of the
> offsite people on the Synectics SAMHSA team - Dr. Leigh Henderson - lives in
> Baltimore - who I really don't know, has generously said I can stay with
> her.   I am exhausting all non-surgical possibilities first - so far that's
> batting zero!! I have one more medical person to discuss this with.
>
> >I thought everything was fine with her.
>         She is doing okay - her leg does hurt periodically and I have
> decreed no running - which she pouted about - she was very proud of her 9
> minute 30 second/mile record. I am worried about damaging the joint. For a
> CP kid she does super!!
>
>                                             Hugs To You!!
>                                                    Trisha
>