AFOs and movie stars

The PT has decided that it is time to put Maria in AFOs (ankle braces). She will wear them only at night to correct her foot position to prevent larger problems once she starts to walk. We had hoped to avoid them but since she's not close to walking yet, it's time. She doesn't even show the interest in standing that she used to. Then again, she seems to be trying to pull herself up on furniture and people's clothes, so it's hard to say.

She had her latest BAER a couple of days ago and it shows more improvement in her hearing. There isn't as much improvement as the last one, but any progress is good news. I'll give more detail once we get the full report.

Maria's eyes have improved a tiny bit but not much. Cathy moved up the appointment with the eye doctor to next Thursday. Cathy noticed Maria's gums are very swollen (presumably from her two-year molars) so that is another part of why she's been fairly cranky lately.

In other news, Manolis (Maria's dad) is going to be a superstar. He got a job as an extra on a movie being filmed in Mesa. He plays a soldier and was in a scene where one of the actors handed him something and he saluted back, so it's practically a starring role ;)