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This post is going on another one of those topical detours. Prior to Tony’s most recent diagnosis and medication, I had anticipated discussing a different topic. However, it is clear to me already after just a few days on his current med that this is going to dramatically change what public therapy outings look like
About 10 a.m. Monday morning I got a phone call from the office of Tony’s new developmental pediatrician. They had a cancellation for Tuesday, and were wondering if I’d like to take that appointment. Yes, yes, and heck yes! And then it hit me…I hadn’t filled out any of the gargantuan paperwork packet yet for
From where we left off on last week’s post, you can see that Tony has what are called “highly splintered skills.” This means that he’s doing much better in some areas than others. Currently, the gross motor skills we talked about last week are not the highest functioning domain for our little man. Tony’s highest
I am going to begin this week with a note that mostly applies to those of you who have signed up to receive my posts via e-mail. Thank you for taking time to read with us each week, by the way 🙂 As I’m sure some of you have noticed, the plugin that converts my
To the Awesome Ms. E, Tony’s Super Cool PT Ms. E came into our world a little over a year ago after her clinic responded to a vendor call from our support services coordinator seeking an in-home physical therapist willing to work with our little man. In-home PT’s are hard to come by on our
I have had more than one person ask me how I was doing in the wake of last week’s TouchChat deletion and “restore to backup” failure. Certainly, that was a stress burger with a side of “pain in the backside” fries, however it was not the only agenda busting problem that was occurring. Truth be
Far too often it feels like my planned schedule has been ripped apart and hijacked by unexpected whirlwinds, and I end up bleeding time as I sprint against forces beyond my control, chasing the left over bits and pieces as they flutter aimlessly towards the ground through the swaying air. This week’s gale ripped through
I was grateful for Hannah’s post last week and loved the topic she chose- it happened to fit well with what I had planned to write about this week. There are so many little things I have always taken for granted. My eyes have always been a bit light sensitive, there are a few food
To G.R.- muito amor e gratidão. The first time we ever sat down to have a conversation between the two of us about 4 years ago, G.R. looked deep into my eyes and saw what nobody else around me was picking up on- I was stressed out of my mind and internally splintering out distress
Some days, my body feels like a cup of herbal exhaustion tea over-steeped, having been forgotten in a steady steam of distractions to become saturated with fatigue and aches. There can be no denying that frequently Tony’s therapy sessions and outings end up looking like extra workouts for me. Sometimes when people witness or see
