Troublesome chairs

Dancer Girl is back from camp.  Back from her week off from the brace.  It was probably the best week at camp she has had yet and I am so happy it worked out that way.

Putting the brace back on today was rough.

But she did it.

She had it off all week so we decided to have her wear it to church this morning.  (She has rarely had to wear it to church because we can usually take that time out of the 6 hours she can have off a day).

We ran into problems with the chairs.  They look a bit like the ones in the photo.  At first glance it would seem OK because they are padded.

               The problem was the gap at the top.

Dancer Girls' brace hits right in that gap. So when she leans back her brace gets wedged in there and pushes it into uncomfortable positions.  She was in a fair amount pain just sitting.

I eventually figured out to put my arm around her in between her back & the chair right at the point of the gap to prevent the brace from slipping in, but that was not entirely comfortable for me.  Now my arm was being squeezed by the brace and the chair!  It seemed a small thing though compared to wearing a brace so we went with it.

Still, it makes the idea of wearing the brace to church a bit more difficult unless we can figure out a solution that doesn't draw too much attention to her - maybe bring a pillow or find a different chair.

Who knew a simple chair could cause so much pain?