Elan’s surgery yesterday went well.
The fixator was removed and replaced by a brace. The brace keeps Elan’s legs abducted or spread apart. Doing this allows the reforming femoral head to grow nicely into the hip socket. Elan will wear the brace full-time for 2 months. Then, only at night. He will continue to use the walker and wheelchair. There is some discomfort from surgery and the brace but, that should improve.
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Web of caring: Hospitalized, JDS student takes life online
by Adam Kredo
Staff Writer, Washington Jewish Week
After major surgery, most 9-year-olds would merely take it easy. But not Elan Arnowitz: From the comfort of his Baltimore hospital bed, this youngster has decided “to go public.”
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Elan updates: homeward bound…
We do this song in concert called “Beatin the Odds.” I like playing that song because there are some awesome guitar solos. For the rest of our tour in Europe, when we play that song, I am going to tell the audience that “this next song goes out to Big E in Baltimore, the toughest guy that we know.” Rock on dude!” Bobby Ingram: lead guitarist of Molly Hatchet