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Hello. My daughter just turned 1 two weeks ago and she also got her shoe lift and AFO brace. The lift is about 7 cm. Since she was about 8 months old she has been pulling herself up to standing and using the furniture to "cruise." Well, whenever I put her shoes on she does not want to stand up -- she prefers sitting. WHen she does stand, she still tries to bend the knee of her left leg (her longer leg), which she normally does without the shoe on. Well, this frustrates her as now her legs are even with the lift and she is not used to that. Has anyone experienced this and how do you overcome it? I want her to get used to the shoe but it seems like she only stands and attempts to walk without the shoe. Any thoughts or ideas?

Hello all. I just wanted to let you know that this past weekend my husband, daughter and I attended The 1st annual Save a Limb Ride (www.savealimbride.org) to benefit the International Center for Limb Lengthening in Baltimore, MD. It was such a wonderful experience. There were an overwhelming number of people there who came to raise money for the Center which is led by Dr. Paley and his team. We saw so many brave children who have either gone through lengthening or are currently going through lengthening and they were all very happy and playing and running around being children. We also saw amputees who rode in the bike race or ran in the competition.