Becoming Bionic: Phase Two For the initial month or so, I would have to consider how long it would take me to run errands because every step had to be strategic and better than the last. this way of walking was completely foreign and strange. all of the sudden— my left leg could keep up … [Read more…]
“The carbon-fiber ExoSym brace(s) consist of a plate customized to the shape of the foot and two struts leading up the back of the calf, connecting to a support holster below the knee. As you step down, the brace redirects weight and energy away from the joints and stores it in the carbon fiber, kind … [Read more…]
Friends, readers, and passers by… For those of you who don’t know, my name is Katy Fetters and I created a blog back in 2009 called www.teencerebralpalsy.com. I was 17 at the time and in great need of an outlet to talk about what life is like with a physical disability. I wanted to find … [Read more…]