As Madeleine becomes more aware of her leggie she tends to look at others to see if they have a leggie too. Sometimes we notice that some pictures of kids look a little artificial and their legs appear to look a little like leggies.
I'm trying to show Madeleine every leggie I can. We just watched a show on Oscar Pistorius and she couldn't stop talking about his leggies.
Here's where you can help....
Find pictures of people with leggies and send them to me. You can email them or send me the link to them. I will compile and put on the blog. This way I can show Madeleine lots of pictures of people with different leggies. Hmmm, maybe I should publish a book......
Thank You.
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would you like a picture of Reid? I could also try to send you a video...
I don't have specific photos (yet!), but wanted to suggest looking at the Paralympics page and any related news/pages about the Paramympics! Sure, lots of the atheltes are in wheelchairs, but there are athletes who have leggies too :)
I haven't seen a photo of her leggies, but there is a Paralympic swimmer named Jessica Long who was born with the same condition as Madeleine.
http://paralympics.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1654
I'll come back if I find more photos, but I wanted to suggest you look at the Paralympic website to see if you can find some good photos there :)
Oh, and I've been meaning to ask you. . .would you mind if I added a link to your blog in Hannah's blog? I am contemplating adding links to the blogs I like to visit, but will not do it without the blog owner's permission first! My feelings won't be hurt of you say no. My blog is not "searchable" on google, etc.
Terra
oops! I think I forgot to post the link earlier. . .
http://paralympics.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1654
I was trying to do 2 things at once, sorry!
Hi Nikki - This is a great idea! I'll send you anything I find. Once you have everything compiled I would LOVE a copy of the pictures. If you do make a book I will definitely buy a copy.
Kristina
Hi -
We emailed a couple weeks ago. We're still trying to get in to see doctors etc but our Liv is doing great!
Meanwhile, wanted to share this article with you. It's a great article about an Iraq Marine with a leggie who goes back to duty afterwards. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-amputee6-2008aug06,0,1297101.story
Whitney, that would be great. I frequently check out Reid on your blog. Happy to hear he is doing better. Would you mind if I compiled leggies and posted them here?
Terra, good idea! I have been busy but I'm interested in seeing those amazing athletes. Of course you can link us to Hannah, I was hoping I could do the same!
HI Stephanie and Kristina!
Hi Niki
You could check out Kate Horan she is a NZ paralympic with the same condition as Madeleine and Paddy. She is just fabulous and is a great role model for amputees especially as she was a bit of a rebel when she was younger. She is heading off to to the Olympics to compete in the 100 m sprint. NZ has just won it's first gold medal in the rowing and the commentator just about had a heart attack, I think the rest of NZ did as well as it was a photo finish, all very exciting!!!!(I think it might be our one and only gold medal!)
Thanks! And of course you may add Hannah to your list as well :)
I'm sure you probably already saw this story, but it was in the headlines on MSN.com today :)
http://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming/news/newsid=238014.html?GT1=39003
Pretty neat :)
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