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==Health & Recovery==

In 2015, Jaycee was diagnosed with Perthes Disease, ~~and~~ is ~~unable~~ to ~~dance for~~ a year. She ~~also has a GoFundMe page to raise money for surgery~~ to ~~save~~ her left ~~leg~~.

In 2015, Jaycee was diagnosed with Perthes Disease in her left hip, which is when the bone cells in the hip begin to die due to a disruption of the flow of blood. She had her first surgery at the end of October that same year, where a metal fixator was placed on her hip. She was bound to crutches in the early stages of her recovery and was left unable to dance.

She ~~has gone two rounds~~ of recovery. In the ~~first round~~, her ~~first fixator was~~ removed, ~~went on crutches~~ and ~~later tried to walk~~, ~~run among other things on~~ her ~~own~~. ~~But~~ that ~~first round was unsuccessful. So~~ she ~~tried again with~~ a ~~new doctor~~. ~~Her second fixator was removed~~ and has ~~gone back on crutches. During that time, she has once~~ again ~~taken therapy session and has been doing well~~.

Her fixator was removed for the first time in February of 2016 by Dr. Feldman of The Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute. She wore a brace on her hip for a month, having it removed in March. Her recovery also involved in physical therapy for much of this time in order to regain her strength.

Unfortunately, a week into physical therapy, the recovery failed and her hip had re-collapsed. She found a new doctor out of the country, where she had yet another surgery to place a fixator on her hip in April of 2016, this time in Portugal with Doctor Craveiro Lopes. She had it removed in August, and was in a hip brace until that winter. She has recovered with a Stulberg 1 result, meaning her hip is now nearly normal. This also means that she will most likely not need a hip replacement.

Jaycee returned to dance in January of 2017, and has since begun competing again with Club Dance.

==Trivia==

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 ==Health & Recovery==
-In 2015, Jaycee was diagnosed with Perthes Disease, and is unable to dance for a year. She also has a GoFundMe page to raise money for surgery to save her left leg.
+In 2015, Jaycee was diagnosed with Perthes Disease in her left hip, which is when the bone cells in the hip begin to die due to a disruption of the flow of blood. She had her first surgery at the end of October that same year, where a metal fixator was placed on her hip. She was bound to crutches in the early stages of her recovery and was left unable to dance.
-She has gone two rounds of recovery. In the first round, her first fixator was removed, went on crutches and later tried to walk, run among other things on her own. But that first round was unsuccessful. So she tried again with a new doctor. Her second fixator was removed and has gone back on crutches. During that time, she has once again taken therapy session and has been doing well.
+Her fixator was removed for the first time in February of 2016 by Dr. Feldman of The Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute. She wore a brace on her hip for a month, having it removed in March. Her recovery also involved in physical therapy for much of this time in order to regain her strength.
+Unfortunately, a week into physical therapy, the recovery failed and her hip had re-collapsed. She found a new doctor out of the country, where she had yet another surgery to place a fixator on her hip in April of 2016, this time in Portugal with Doctor Craveiro Lopes.  She had it removed in August, and was in a hip brace until that winter. She has recovered with a Stulberg 1 result, meaning her hip is now nearly normal. This also means that she will most likely not need a hip replacement.
+Jaycee returned to dance in January of 2017, and has since begun competing again with Club Dance.
 ==Trivia==