Tag: community safety
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Public Therapy Fork in the Road
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…
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The Learning Game
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…
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Tony’s Physical Therapy Walk Through
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…
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September Gratitude & Doing
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…
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Good Enough
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…
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Surviving the Doctor’s Office
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…
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The Doctor
Hey, peeps! Its Hannah. Again. Now, I would like you to imagine that you and your sibling are at the doctor’s office. Suddenly…. Your sibling starts crying and trying to run away from the doctor’s office. You are watching peoples’ uncomfortable stares. This is me. Tony HATES going to the doctor. What can I say?…
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Sometimes, I’m Feeling the “Ouch”
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…
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Better Homes and Gardens We Are Not
In our church, like every other group in existence, there are some aspirational stereotypes for achieving personal excellence. If you are unfamiliar with our cultural orthodoxy for women, allow me to introduce you to our modern near-mythical maven. Please do not criticize her for trying to be all of these things, she’s under enough pressure…
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Keeping Up With the Beat of NMT
Change is like an erratic pulse…sometimes the beats are slow and the space between can stretch out, only to sprint wildly towards a rapidly winded staccato. This has been a month where we’re experiencing more changes and emotionally I’ve been a bit more breathless, as two of Tony’s providers (Madi and Rosette) have accepted…