by Paul Pounder | Mar 11, 2020 | Conditions, Our Stories, Personal Stories, Talipes / Clubfoot
So, on my 20 week scan known as the anomaly scan we found out that Harley unfortunately had isolated left sided talipes. Naturally, Ben and I were really upset. When you find out you’re pregnant, I believe mum mode naturally kicks in – you want everything to be...
by Paul Pounder | Mar 11, 2020 | Conditions, Our Stories, Personal Stories, Vertical Talus
“I had a completely normal pregnancy, nothing noted on any scans, so it was quite a surprise when Jessica was born with a foot deformity. Her left foot was right up against her shin and pointing outwards. Within hours of being born, we’d met...
by Paul Pounder | Mar 11, 2020 | Conditions, Our Stories, Personal Stories, Talipes / Clubfoot
“My Name is Phil, I was born with bilateral talipes (Clubfoot) in 1969. I began treatment which involved many operations from the age of one years old. I was finally discharged from hospital care at the age of 16. My childhood in all honesty was quite tough,...
by Paul Pounder | Mar 11, 2020 | Conditions, Hip Dysplasia (DDH), Our Stories, Personal Stories
My name is Jill, I’m 46 and I walk differently. I have DDH which means my hips didn’t form properly before I was born. I was born in 1971 with severe bi-lateral DDH (then called CDH). I believe some of the surgery I had was quite new then. I’m currently on a personal...
by Paul Pounder | Mar 11, 2020 | Our Stories, Personal Stories
Fin’s Mum – Reflections on being a parent of a child with Club Feet It could be our personalities or my medical experience (I am a paediatric nurse) – or a combination of them both – but when Fin was born with 2 club feet I wasn’t worried. I spotted it...
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