Tag: risk assessment
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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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Bits & Pieces
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…
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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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Public Therapy Here, There, & Everywhere
As I have mentioned previously, when it comes to successfully working with Tony, his bond with a person matters. Evidence of this can be seen in many areas, and currently he is at his most cooperative only with the people he has more trust in. This is something that always has to be respected when…
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More Than What You See
One post can not even begin to contain adequate explanations for all of the challenges Tony has faced and continues to face on a daily basis. I have very little spare time, so it is a story I will continue to unfold slowly as I share with you bits and pieces of our journey each…
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Public Therapy Fireworks
Some things changed for Tony on October 17th, the day Whispie died. He had done amazingly well in our vet’s office just 5 days earlier when Dickens, our beloved Catzilla, passed on. I think it was too soon for Tony to be back there after such an emotional scene, too soon for all of us,…
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Dealing With the Words That Wound
Some days when Tony and I are tackling our list of stores, he’s having a hard enough time getting through the environment that I end up feeling like a thoroughly punctured tire by the time we are done. And other days, he’s doing absolutely amazing and things are going so well I feel like there’s…
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Never as Easy as a Picture Makes it Seem
A picture hints at a story like a cuttlefish…a moment of time is captured, and it looks a certain way. If the shutter closed one second quicker or is slightly delayed, perhaps a very different story would be implied. We all know pictures can give life to a lie…they can be redrawn so that nothing…