Rory Walks!
Most of you reading this are friends and family who probably saw Pete and I share on social media earlier this week the amazing news that Rory has taken his first independent steps! He was pushing his walker around pretty much as soon as he wore his first prosthetic leg back at 12 months old, but it's taken a lot of work to get him to let go and take steps on his own at the grand old age of 20 months. Pete and I have practised with him, grandparents have practised, and we have a fab physio called Beth who sees us regularly and has given us some great advice along the way. We're over the moon that he's finally managed it! We can't wait to let Beth know as she has been part of his journey of standing, side-stepping, walking with and then running with his walker, cheering him on every time. It hasn't been easy for him that his prosthetic is straight (due to the length of his stump not being short enough yet for a knee joint) and also the shape of his leg making the pr...