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Max got the serial casts on Friday. It took about an hour, and he was calm the entire time. (Thank you, DVD player and Cars movie.) I was so worried about how he'd get around with casts on both f…

So, as with many things about raising a kid with special needs, the serial casting turned out to be far less of an ordeal than I thought it was going to be. OK, getting Max to a hospital clinic once…

The serial casting is going amazingly well (knock on plaster). Max is literally running around with his cast—and he is faster than ever. It's giving him good support, better than the inward-turn…

So, I'll admit, I was wigged out about the serial casting. Mostly because I was worried about how Max would handle it, but also because I've been generally anxious about his right foot. It…

Like many parents of kids with cerebral palsy, I'm very focused on Max's physical and cognitive progress. The Botox shot in his right hand has done a nice job of loosening it up, and he's…

Sometimes, I forget all about the cerebral palsy. It's not hard to, because Max is such a happy, healthy kid. Sometimes, it blindsides me , as it has recently—and shatters my calm about being mom…