Set Our Teachers FREE!

To all my readers, I want to thank you for your prayers. Breanna came through her surgery successfully, although it took much longer than originally anticipated.

Now she has two casts from toe to thigh. One is blue and one is pink. Isn’t that adorable? They told her in advance that she would have colored casts, and she was delighted in anticipation.

My hat’s really off to Shriners. Their staff is wonderful with children and parents, and the atmosphere is so happy and optimistic. Many children spend a lot of time there and it is set up to delight youngsters of all ages, including nervous grandmothers! Games and murals and stuffed animals and adult-size climbable animal statues are everywhere. We watched surgeons patting the head of a giant turtle on their way into work.

Most importantly, Shriners really knows how to help children cope with infirmities and pain. As a Critical Care Registered Nurse, I was concerned about the degree of pain Breanna would be in post-operatively. Shriners has that down to a tee and she was so comfortable post-operatively that I salute the staff.

So far, Breanna’s surgery appears to have accomplished it’s goals. She will be in her pink and blue casts until the bones, tendons and ligaments have healed, then she will return to Shriners for an entire week to have the casts off and physical therapy twice daily on an inpatient basis. These folks really know what they are doing and I’m so grateful that Breanna can benefit from their knowledge.

She still has such a long way to go for such a tiny little girl, but we are all optimistic that at the end of her therapy she will be able to walk.

Please keep praying for Breanna and I’ll keep you posted on her progress.

Thank you again,
Grammy Brennan

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