Here we sit 2 days before a major life changing event in our house not to mention Emma. So many emotions and fears racing through my head. Somewhat like buyers remorse, but before the purchase. I just need to keep focused on the reason for the surgery and how it will set her free.
Setting her free from the limits of a fragile leg must outweigh the fears I have as a parent. If her leg was good enough to keep she would have already played sports with the other kids,or gone sledding with her sisters. Putting this surgery behind us and getting through her recovery will ultimately make the sky her limit and not her leg. I have recently watched a couple things on TV about amputee's doing incredible things. The first was Terry Fox a 22 year old Canadian who after surviving bone cancer decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. What an inspiration to many that you cannot let a disABILITY stop you or knock you down. The other was a man who as a double amputee climbed to the summit of Mt Everest. He was a climber and lost his legs to frostbite, he never let that stop him from doing what he loved. I hope I can take their inspiration and transfer it to Emma who can and will do anything she wants with her disABILITY.
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