Hip Hop 5k/10k

Hello Friends!
Most of you know that our little sassy 4 year old, Madelyn was born on 8/16/13 via C-section due to being breech and diagnosed with severe bilateral hip dysplasia at 1 day old. She was placed in a harness at one day old, after 6 weeks she ended up having nerve damage and was unable to move her legs for several weeks. On her 5 month birthday 1/16/14 we headed into Boston Children's hospital and Madelyn underwent a bilateral open reduction hip surgery which lasted 4 grueling hours by the amazing Dr. Benjamin Shore. Madelyn was then placed in a full body spica cast for 12 weeks. At such a young age, Madelyn required many months of intense physical therapy and in home early intervention which resulted in financial hardship for both Jeremy and I as I was forced to take a leave of absence from work to care for Madelyn for 11 months.
Our little fighter Madelyn had the odds stacked against her as Hip Dysplasia is found present in 1. First born 2. Females 3. Breech babies 4. Genetic predisposition. All of these were Madelyn!
We are now finding that Madelyn is a very flexible little girl and has been diagnosed with an unknown type of Hypermobility Syndrome, which Boston Children's will continue to follow her over the years to see what becomes on this syndrome. We have been told she may require future surgeries as her hips are still not exactly where they should be.

We are raising money for this fundraiser to support Boston Children's Hospital research and testing for Hip Dysplasia. As some of you might know we are expecting our second baby girl in November! We are unsure if this baby will also have the genetic disposition that Madelyn has which is why Jeremy and I advocating for Madelyn and all the other children and families that have been touched by this. We are very passionate about this research and will do anything to raise money to provide necessary funds for Hip Dysplasia research!
Thank you all in advance, every little bit counts!

About Hip Hop 5k/10k
The Hip Hop 5K/10K was started by hip dysplasia patient Emily Cioffi in 2013 in response to the need for better treatment and awareness of hip dysplasia for patients of all ages; newborns to adults. In the past 5 years it has grown to become a prominent town event in Easton, MA drawing in participants from all over the country. We pride ourselves on an organized registration system, timely start, and an excellent volunteer staff throughout the race course. The road race committee works hard year round to aid in promoting awareness and fundraising to assist Boston Children’s Hospital Orthopaedic Hip Program, and the IHDI in their research to develop better, more efficient methods of diagnosis, as well as less invasive forms of treatment to hopefully minimize the severe physical and mental repercussions of hip dysplasia. As we continue to grow, we hope you will join us to help us reach this years goal of 40,000 and over 600 participants!

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