MRI results and new brace coming!

We finally heard back from Shriner's about Russell's MRI, and everything looks normal.  Yea! Not really a surprise, but really good to hear.  We can all breath a sigh of relief now.

Also, Russell's brace is getting too small for him, so we are getting new x-rays and two new braces for him.  One will be like the one he has now, just bigger, and then another one that he will wear at night.  It's a brace that will stretch his back and spine in the opposite direction as the curve.  Sounds painful to me, so I'm expecting some rough nights at first with this.  I'm glad they're doing this for him.  During physical therapy, we've notice that he's extremely flexible in the same direction as his curve, but is very stiff leaning the opposite way.  We're getting fitted for these two braces on Nov. 5.  On that same day they are going to do a muscle biopsy and a lumbar puncture (spinal tap).  This is just continued testing on his muscles.