Happy 2011 to all of you! Emma started the new year with a new discovery — she can ride a normal bicycle! Before her SDR surgery, Emma didn’t have the balance or coordination to sit on a bike. So we had to put her in those disabled tricycles with the straps to keep her torso and feet in place. But she wanted to try her twin sister’s bike and when we put her on it she sat on it started pedalling like she’d been doing it forever. She’s still working on getting her feet all the way around in a full pedalling circle, but currently she can propel herself forward by pushing the pedal with one foot. It’s fantastic excersize (and therapy) for her, and we’ll keep practising until she gets the hang of proper pedalling. The freedom it gives her is amazing, and she absolutely LOVES it.
For a further update on Emma, the local newspaper didi a 6-month post op follow up story: http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=15603
