by Marie Beattie | Oct 1, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Last week Corey was sitting quietly at the kitchen table when she looked at me and said, “EMT’s”. Surprised and confused, I responded “what about EMT’s”? C – “There were a lot of boys”. M – “Are you remembering the accident”? Corey paused and...
by Marie Beattie | Sep 30, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Since March, Corey has moved from soft solids to eating any food she wants! After years of being a vegetarian, Uncle Tom loves that she’s eating “meat”…that has been his nickname for her since middle school. I believe her body is craving the...
by Marie Beattie | Sep 29, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Just when I think Corey is at her breaking point, she rallies to pull it together and rises to the occasion. Last night and this morning was very difficult. Corey did not sleep and was very agitated. I was concerned we were going to have to cancel our...
by Marie Beattie | Sep 27, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, We have been working through a very tough week. Last night and this morning Corey was inconsolable; we had to call out of Bryn Mawr for today. When any of us are facing a difficult time, it’s natural, normal…human, to think “how am I going to get through...
by Marie Beattie | Sep 24, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, We had an intriguing conversation with Corey at the end of a difficult day. We are working with Corey to help her express what the root causes of her outbursts are. So far we have come to the realization that she doesn’t remember the therapists, doesn’t...
