Metatarsus Varus

We took Zakiah to the specialist last Wednesday and found out she has mild Metatarsus Varus, which is in turning of the foot. It is hereditary, and my brother had it as a child. The treatment is serial casting. So on Wed the doctor placed a cast on Zakiah's left leg to the hip. She will receive several sets of casts over the next month or so. They still haven't decided on whether to cast her right foot or not, we will find out in two days when we go back to Victoria to see the specialist again.

We were not prepared for the hositility we were to encounter while out and about with her. Usually people come up to us to comment on her cuteness and to say hi to her. We noticed that people would come towards us and then see her foot and give us a look of disgust before veering away. I was close to tears by the time we got in the car after shopping in Naniamo. I was tempted to put a sign on her saying "I didn't drop my child down the stairs, she is being treated for a congenital defect". Anyways, we are finding the reaction at home in our small town much nicer... Most people ask what happened and are pretty nice. So the world isn't all bad.