Magic Legs!

I'm sorry I haven't posted in quite some time; up until recently things have been progressing slowly... but this is a good one! I drove up to Dallas on Wednesday for my mom's appointment to give her new prosthetic legs a try. These are temporary so that her specialist can get the right size for her, so she can learn to use them (think of walking on stilts), and also to allow her knees to conform and settle in size and shape. She is able to bend her left knee which will help tremendously. She has very limited range of motion in her right knee, so I'd imagine she'll be more dependent on her left side. For now here are some photos- click on them to enlarge. I'll try to have video clips posted by the weekend.

And here they are! Quite possibly the most beautiful ugly things I've ever seen!

Putting on her prosthetic "socks"

What a sight to see!

One step at a time...

It's a long way back to the wheelchair, but she did it!

I couldn't be more happy or more proud.