This past Tuesday I had an orthopedic appointment. The past few months my parents noticed that when I walk my feet turn almost completely in, especially my left foot. They took me to a podiatrist in May and she noticed that its not just my feet that turn in but my knees do to so she sent me to an orthopedic doctor. So on    Tuesday at my appointment the doctor noticed that my hips do something weird when I walk and I can turn my knees almost 360 degrees around. He took x-rays but there is no physical reason why I can't walk straight. However since it is quite obvious that I don't walk right they believe that it is a neurological reason. So in two weeks I have an appointment at CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) since it is probable that there is something wrong with the part of my brain that controls my muscles. This whole thing has come as a shock to me especially since growing up I was always a healthy child. It was also a bit scary since we realized some things I've done since I was a little girl (like shaking and making weird faces unknowingly) could be tied in with why I can't walk straight. It contributes to my character because I've always been an optimist and I still am but it makes me realize that some times no matter how you look at something doesn't make it any less scary or any less real. However I am a firm believer that whatever happens happens for a reason so I know everything with be okay and that relaxes me.