[tri-med] Re: Morgan's new stander

I'd love to see pictures! That would be a good reference for down the  
road, and it's always great to see our kids :)
Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren Elyse, T18, 3 1/2 years old!  
(9/27/02), and Clarissa Joanne (7/17/05) )
Southeast Michigan
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On Jun 25, 2006, at 5:17 PM, McCormick Holly wrote:

> We got Morgan's new stander this past week.  It is so cool!  It is  
> the Easy Stand 3000 youth model by Altimate medical.  It is a sit  
> to stand stander.  I just sit him in it, like a desk, there is a  
> lap belt and a shoulder harness that I strap up, strap his feet in  
> and flip over this knee support thingy and then pump him up until  
> he is standing.  You can have the child standing as straight as you  
> want or if they have knee joint contractures they can stand with  
> knees partially bent, etc.  It has an oversized tray with the tilt  
> tray option.  I have it set for the smallest size it can go right  
> now.  I don't think Morgan will ever outgrow it.  He is about 50  
> inches and it goes to 5'9" and Morgan is 70 lbs. and it will go up  
> to 150 lbs.   For the smaller kiddos, they do make a pediatric  
> version.
>
> I am going to take some pics of him in it.  If anybody is  
> interested in seeing these let me know.
>
> Holly --  wife of Mike, mom of Morgan (8 yrs.), partial t18q &  
> partial monosomy 9p (unbalanced translocation)
> mommy to Clyde (gray kitty) & Cleopatra (white kitten)
>
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> "Never underestimate the ponderings of a Christian parent. Never  
> underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on  
> behalf of a child. Who knows how many prayers are being answered  
> right now because of the faithful ponderings of a parent ten or  
> twenty years ago? God listens to thoughtful parents.
>
> Praying for our children is a noble task. If what we are doing, in  
> this fast-paced society, is taking us away from prayer time for our  
> children, we're doing too much. There is nothing more special, more  
> precious than time that a parent spends struggling and pondering  
> with God on behalf of a child."
> Max Lucado
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