These are stories told by patients and parents themselves. The purpose of these stories is to lend your experiences to help others in similar circumstances and to provide education for others. Thank you to all of those who have shared their experiences and helped others through their experience with Hip Dysplasia! Her daughter, Mia had a severe case of hip dysplasia and they endured much hardship. But through it all Gina became an outstanding advocate, a voice for those affected by hip dysplasia.
Before hip dysplasia and still, to this day , our lives were incredibly beautiful, and incredibly challenging! My husband Michael and I were told that we could not have children.
While it was hard, we did our best to persevere in faith, and trust His plan for us. Our challenges began right away, since Mia was always a very fussy child. At birth, and for the first full year of her life, she had pretty severe torticollis. At one year of age, just as they were beginning to talk about surgery to correct her torticollis, her neck suddenly straightened.
Thank you, God! Finally, at 13 months old, she began to crawl. In the meantime, our nights were filled with screams of agony and pacing the floor for hours on end trying to comfort her.
It was exhausting, not just physically from the lack of sleep, but mentally and spiritually as well. One thing we as parents know is that when they suffer, we do too. Mia finally took her first steps at 17 months with assistance, and walked unassisted at 21 months old. When she stood, her back was arched, a lot.
