Tuesday, November 18, 2014

It's only 1.2cm

We have had many people tell us that Broc's legs difference is no big deal. So many people live with different size legs. All he needs is a lift in his shoe or a shoe that's made for him with a bigger heal.
Brocs issue is much bigger than that. As you read in my previous post about his upcoming vascular surgery he has 2 big occlusions or blockages in his right leg. His leg is not getting the proper blood supply needed to grow properly.

This in turn causes his hips to be out of alignment. His knees to be at different angles, his ankles to handle different weights and angles too. Before he had his first vascular surgery his leg sizes were so vastly different that his legs looked like they belonged to 2 different people.



This pic is from 2012 before he had his first surgery. You can see how much smaller everything on the right was and shorter too.

 So far this time round thankfully they are not that bad and we have caught this early enough for it to not come to that. His foot size is one size smaller than the other which makes buying shoes very difficult too.

Here are a few pics to show you what a leg difference looks like.


This picture is showing how his right leg is getting smaller and thinner than the left leg. His right ankle is also higher on the right than the left.


This is not a great pic but I wanted to show the difference in his legs when he is lying down.


This picture I think is self explanatory. It shows how much higher his left knee is than his right when he is lying on his back with his knees bent. In this picture too you can also see how much smaller his knee is than the left leg. His veins are also very prominent in the right leg cause the blood is working so much harder to get to where it needs to be.

We know the next couple of months are going to be very busy and we truly appreciate any help that you have to offer.
We thank you for all the love,prayers and support.
 

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