"Child's heel injury"

My seven year old daughter attended her appointment with her father and I recount her opinion of the experience as follows:

- Confusion that the diagnosis of Severs Disease by Physio the previous Friday was discounted

- Made to feel ashamed by arriving to the appointment in a wheelchair we have on loan rather than hobbling, in pain, with the stress of being late

- Advised to just "go for it until you can't", which is why we ended up in A&E in great pain and distress 10 days ago, because my livewire daughter can't walk without limping.

This appointment was clearly irrelevant to my daughter's care and treatment. She also said the Physio did not speak clearly, but by then she had probably heard enough.I think if I had been present it would have been a struggle to remain composed, as dealing with this daily, on a practical basis, is becoming a strain, never mind trying to be cheerful when your child is so sad.

Glib, insensitive advice that underestimated my daughter's intelligence. Whenever a child is ill for weeks on end, they become far more mature and reflective for their age than they would have been, which is something to think about.