Tag: physical therapy
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Needs To Stay
This is not a post designed for artistic eloquence, but rather one where I am speaking as a mother directly from my heart to the Arizona State Division of Developmental Disabilities, Governor Ducey, and all those responsible for funding disabilities services in this state. Whatever else we choose to leave behind from the emergency phase…
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Finally PT
Miss E, Tony’s previous physical therapist, left the clinic where Tony was receiving PT around the same time as that organization was pushing forward with some business model changes that I felt would lead to clinic conditions that would be less productive for Tony personally. I of course support their rights to move in whatever…
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“I Don’t Like It”
And no, I’m not talking about the La Usurpadora reboot. Although if I were to be asked, I’d have to confess to thinking that Gabriela Spanic was pretty iconic as the twins in the production she starred in, and therefore no other Paola need apply. Sadly, as much as I’d rather be talking about plot…
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The Snail
During my elementary school years here in the great state of Arizona, there was a certain snail that made frequent appearances as the star of a seemingly endless string of word problems. His progress and his challenges were ever mutating, but the crux of the situation was that he was desperately trying to get out…
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Working it out in Physical Therapy
A few months ago, the clinic Tony goes to for physical therapy completed construction on an outside gym. This additional equipment has charmed his giggles and bubbled up bursts of joy each week he works outside with Ms. E, his physical therapist of nearly two years. When the weather won’t allow for work outdoors, his…
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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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I Survived March 20th, March 21st, March…
Tony feeds off of the emotions of those around him, especially people he deeply loves. So if a member of the family of his heart is having a bad day or rough moment, he can rapidly careen out of his own emotional equilibrium. Sometimes these situations can cause deviations to the schedule he’s used to.…
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Photo Field Trip Into Therapy Territory
This week we’re journeying a bit into Tony’s current therapy territory so that each of you can see some of what we spend so much time doing. There are going to be lots of photos with brief explanations about what we are doing in them to provide all of the support we possibly can for…