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Without proper treatment, many of these children walk only with great difficulty. The impact of this birth defect imposes physical, social and financial burdens that can be devastating - yet are avoidable.
The miraclefeet mission is to improve access to treatment of clubfoot for children in developing countries.
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http://www.miraclefeet.org
Daniel’s clubfoot treatment using the Ponseti Method
Daniel Emanuel is the youngest of six children. He lives with his mother, father, and five siblings in Cotia, more than 30 miles from the miraclefeet partner clinic in Sao Paulo. To make each appointment, they leave their house at 5 a.m. in order to walk and take two buses to reach the clinic by 8 a.m. Daniel Emanuel’s father is a mason and his mother was a maid, but lost her job when she started taking so much time off to bring Daniel Emanuel to his appointments. She shows up every week no matter what, as she knows that the appointments are the only way to give her son the gift of walking.
Dr. Laura says: “These parents deal with a lot of basic problems, but they love their children and are very thankful for the treatment they are given.” We are honored and humbled to work with such great doctors and parents who are committed to treating their clubfoot children. It truly is a miracle to see the transformation of a child’s feet during the treatment process. Kudos to everyone involved!
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