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.
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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How @comcastcares and Twitter save Birthday for recovering 10 yr old
Our son is recovering from surgery. It’s a long road but he’ll be fine.
Elan’s a New Year’s baby. This year marks double digits. Unfortunately, he’ll mark it at Sinai Hospital’s Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics. We decided to take Elan home for one day though- his Birthday. I decided to buy and install a large screen TV. We’ve wanted one for some time now and figured that it would help with Elan who will continue to lie low once we return home.
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