A Visit to the Doctor

So, for a while we have been wondering where we stood on Jackson's hands. We saw a doctor at convention, who told us that Jackson's had were functional and that he would not suggest surgery. We wanted another opinion and we had been told there was a doctor in Zachary, LA--not too far from us---that had AMC, so we decided to pay Dr. Mathews (yes it only has one T) a visit. First let me say that Dr. Mathews is in total agreement that Jackson's hands are functional and his hands and arms are not tight, so he would not reccomend surgery, although he did refer us to Texas Scottish Rite for a second opinion. Secondly and amazing to me, Dr. Mathews has Arthrogryposis also! He is mainly affected in his lower extremeties, but does have some AMC qualites in his upper extremeties. He has lower muscle tone than typical in his upper body and get this he can not turn his hands palm up---yeah and he's a hand surgeon! Just proves once again that you can do anything with the mind set and God's help. It was a great visit and he is very interested in following Jackson, even though he doesn't specialize in pediatrics. Very uplifting and inspirational guy and once again our family is in LOVE with a doctor.