# @childrenscolo on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTgd7wLGE12
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68564205-childrenscolo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-14T22:08:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Children's Hospital Colorado (@ChildrensColo) — https://gondola.cc/ChildrensColo

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During pregnancy, Samantha and Jeremy found out their baby would be born with clubfoot. While they didn’t know exactly what that meant for their son, Cameron, they were no strangers to the condition. Each of them was born with clubfoot, too.

“We had comfort in knowing that our parents went through it, and he’s going to be fine,” Samantha says. “I knew clubfoot never held me back from anything.” 

While clubfoot isn’t necessarily passed down, during an ultrasound, doctors noticed Cameron’s feet were twisted inward and downward due to tight tendons. Samantha met right away with pediatric orthopedic surgeon Dr. Margaret Siobhan Murphy-Zane, who made an individualized care plan. “It was so helpful that we knew exactly what treatment looked like, what the timeline would look like and what it would cost us,” Samantha says. 

At just 15 days old, Cameron began the Ponseti method: a technique that uses casts, applied weekly, to gradually align his feet. A series of eight total casts, plus one minor surgery, helped loosen Cameron's tendons and heal in the proper position.

Next he began wearing a special brace that has two boots connected with a bar to keep his feet from returning to their original position. He wore these special boots for 23 hours a day for three months. Now age 3, Cameron still wears the boots and bar, but only at night. It’s turned into a comforting bedtime routine he will graduate from when he turns 5.

Samantha has shared her family's story on social media throughout Cameron's journey. She answers questions, shows his casts and bar and shares the importance of early intervention. This is not only educational for families who are new to the diagnosis, but also a way to highlight how both she and Jeremy are thriving as adults. They know a clubfoot diagnosis won’t stop Cameron from living life to its fullest, and they want other families to know that, too.

Today, Cameron loves the beach, swimming and traveling. While his feet may have needed a little extra love, he’s thriving — now running and jumping on their five-acre property.

Keep it up, little one!

#HereItsDifferent #clubfoot #PonsetiMethod

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