by Marie Beattie | Dec 31, 2011 | Archives
New Year’s Eve 2011 ~ What a difference a year makes! Last year Corey and I were alone in her hospital room. She couldn’t turn her head, move her arms and could only move her right leg. She couldn’t stand or speak. Today she laughed, talked, stood and took a few steps...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 30, 2011 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Today was testing day. Diane needed some quantitative data to report to the insurance company showing Corey’s speech therapy progress. I asked Corey’s permission to document today’s evaluation. She did an amazing job…obviously she wanted to show off for...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 29, 2011 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Corey has had her ups and downs again. As the week progressed we’ve noticed Corey gained new physical strength and advances but we’ve also noted some cognitive setbacks since the seizure last week. Prior to the last seizure, her writing/spelling was...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 27, 2011 | Archives
Hi Everyone, My favorite part of the holidays is not only having the kids at home but having my adopted kids come home too! The house is alive with laughter, conversation and music! Between last night and tonight, Corey’s had several of her adopted older siblings come...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 26, 2011 | Archives
Hi Everyone, We hope you all enjoyed your holiday. We had a great time. The kids decided to open gifts Christmas Eve (a new tradition). Santa brought Corey an Xbox connect. For those of you that have not experienced this amazing new system, it no longer requires the...