Cal received great news from the doctor today. He no longer has to wear the boot on his right ankle. The doctor said that it will still be sore and may hurt, but Cal can move on to an ankle brace. Cal still has to meet with the athletic trainer at school for therapy and will have to take it slow coming back, but he can start shooting again at practice. Even the bone chip that was most apparent in the x-ray has now healed.
The doctor's biggest concern was Cal's lack of flexibility. He couldn't get his ankle to return to the normal walking position, but when he pushed the other one up it didn't move much further. Ultimately, Doug and I think that might be the Heinisch gene in him more than his injury. The doctor suggested yoga as well as the ankle brace, but Cal wasn't interested in that.
Conditioning has started this week for basketball, so the timing works out well for Cal. He won't be able to do much this week, but hopefully, soon he will be back on the court where he wants to be. Can't wait for that to happen. My Mom said on the way home, "Wow, that has been a fast month." Don't know if Cal agreed or not, but it seemed like forever to me. It was nice to see him walk into the high school with two shoes on!!
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