Rickets

Does anyone know much about this?

I truly never did, nor did I ever give it much thought, even when adopting from a country where the children eat poorly and are kept heavily bundled indoors durring long cold winters. It is why my sweetie had such low muscle tone that she could not walk at 2.5 yrs of age.
It is also why her ribcage is so flared, skull shape is quite unusual and why her little legs are bowed when she walks.

You would think... that a Dr. updating a medical report to help a child get adopted, would use that as a diagnosis, rather than cerebral hemiplegia and mental retardation. I guess it is all part of saving face. It is easier to blame it on the child, not the care they received....

Thank goodness for Shriner's and people who do think about reasons why a child would have such low muscle tone and bone deformities! My baby will be able to dance her little heart out!