by Marie Beattie | Dec 10, 2013 | Archives
Hi Everyone, We are lucky to have an overnight nurse tonight (first night since last Thursday) so this is going to be a quick post ~ I can’t wait to go to sleep! First of all, thank you to our neighbor and our church angel that came to help me with the snow removal...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 9, 2013 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Recently our posts have not only been difficult to write but read as well. Despite our daily challenges I still believe its progress. I found a quote, ‘Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly’. Coincidentally the TBI...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 5, 2013 | Archives
The following entry is the result of Corey hearing a news broadcast about Nelson Mandela passing away. She asked many questions about who he was and what happened to him. She then asked to write something… Hi everyone its corey, I heard something tonight and I...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 4, 2013 | Archives
Hi Everyone, We only had 12 bad hours today…I’ll take it! It’s an improvement over yesterday. Corey is trying to verbally express her anxiety instead of lashing out. Today she identified and labeled her fear. The following examples can best describe...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 3, 2013 | Archives
Hi Everyone, I know you all understand this journal shares the highlight of our day and I, too, like to focus on those moments but once in awhile those 5 minutes don’t exist on a given day. Today was one of those days I am grateful is over! We had a rough...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 2, 2013 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Corey’s “tricky thinking” worked! She tried something new and achieved another first. We arrived for our 11am session to find our speech session was switched with PT. Corey was NOT ready and NOT happy about the change but a few quick...
