Comments on: Body Cast http://nathansprayer.com/2009/04/17/body-cast/ Hope for Children with Congenital Heart Defects Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:05:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen http://nathansprayer.com/2009/04/17/body-cast/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Karen Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:36:40 +0000 http://nathansprayer.com/?p=551#comment-23 Amen to that! So far, his check-ups are positive. When you went through this, I'm sure the body cast material was no where near as lightweight as it is today. It's never easy, but we can be thankful for improvements. Knitting needles...yes, that would work great! Amen to that! So far, his check-ups are positive.

When you went through this, I’m sure the body cast material was no where near as lightweight as it is today. It’s never easy, but we can be thankful for improvements.

Knitting needles…yes, that would work great!

]]> By: Frenchy http://nathansprayer.com/2009/04/17/body-cast/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Frenchy Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:24:20 +0000 http://nathansprayer.com/?p=551#comment-22 I remember falling flat on my face when I had to wear one of these wonderfully heavy and warm body cast and feeling like a miserable turtle. You do indeed have to pay attention with your balance and the itchies can drive you crazy, we used a plastic knitting needle to reach the unreachable maddening areas. This new type of cast seems much more comfortable, if you can ever be comfortable in a body cast...I sure do hope little Nathan won't have to go visit a hospital again until he is ready to see his first child delivered! I remember falling flat on my face when I had to wear one of these wonderfully heavy and warm body cast and feeling like a miserable turtle. You do indeed have to pay attention with your balance and the itchies can drive you crazy, we used a plastic knitting needle to reach the unreachable maddening areas. This new type of cast seems much more comfortable, if you can ever be comfortable in a body cast…I sure do hope little Nathan won’t have to go visit a hospital again until he is ready to see his first child delivered!

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