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Head gear, Braces, walking, and talking.

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Well I have been waiting for insurance to clear our headgear for well over a month.  Michael sometimes looks beat up since he falls a lot in the process of trying to walk.  Bruised forehead, bruised lips, bloody mouth.  I mean Mayhem Michael looks sometimes like Mayhem from the All State commercials.  He cries, gets squeezies, and then wants to try again. We did get casted for custom SMO braces.  They are hinged to allow dorsiflexion on his own but will help with his  pronation and ankles.  He walks straight for a little but tires quickly and then pronates pretty bad.  Hoping these will help keep everything neutral and help those ankles. We were out getting the mail.  Nice sunny 75 warm day. Right in front of our house, an older lady tells us that Michael needs to go put his shoes on.  "It is too cold for bare feet." :/   We just ignored her.  Michael, who is usually very friendly, wasn't.    Guess he could tell that she wouldn't be any fun.   So what do black b