I reckon I owe you more . . . 21 years ago, my Son was born with a "spontaneous, congenital, birth defect" which left Him with a left leg 60% shorter than the right, a missing finger on his left hand, and a forearm slightly smaller in diameter than his right. Docs said He wouldn't crawl, He wouldn't walk & probably wouldn't see 10 years. We were DEVASTATED! HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO HIM/US? All we heard, no matter where we went was: amputation, amputation, amputation. We prayed, we researched, we waited (unfortunately Mom "broke" and we divorced), and we PRAYED . . . we believed. 21 years later, our Son is whole & complete & if you didn't know, you wouldn't have a clue as to what He & we went through. As Jimmy Valvano said, "Don't give up . . . don't EVER give up." Call me if you need to talk . . . 509-783-5121 . . . call me collect if you're in a bind. There is NOTHING more precious than our Children . . . and "I've been there."