Day 88 – focus on 5 motions
Hi Everyone, Corey was humming again tonight! I love her friend Michelle’s reference to “our singing angel”…how appropriate. We also worked on raising her left hand to touch her chin. When we work on more challenging motions like this, Corey is beginning to show a...
Day 87 – Proud Mama
Hi Everyone, When I arrived tonight, Corey was showered and in bed after another full day of therapy. She was dozing in and out. This is typical for shower night, although she was awake for a few hours during our visit. I must admit, I love when we sit together....
Day 86 – Kick the ball
Hi Everyone, Corey was resting all weekend so she could surprise everyone today! When I arrived, we were chatting about her progress. Corey is showing emotions with her facial expressions. Feelings of frustration, anger, sadness and discomfort. She also has begun to...
Day 85 – Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Everyone! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Many of you have mentioned reading Corey’s page has become a daily ritual. Hearing from you has become ours and we’ve missed you! Caitlin and JohnPaul came home for Christmas Eve. We had a quiet...
Day 82 – thoughts of christmas
Hi Everyone, Not to neglect our other two children, Caitlin and JohnPaul are both doing well and we’re all looking forward to spending time together the next couple of days. With more people home, Caitlin will be less bored and possibly not hijack the CarePage...
Day 81 – Happy Dreams Mom
Hi Everyone, You all need to know that our little girl has AMAZING stamina! What a day…3 ½ hours of therapy, brace fittings, removal of the staples from the cranioplasty and NO NAP! Dr. Horowich, her primary physician at Bryn Mawr, thought she seemed “brighter”....
Day 80 – first Laugh out Loud
Hi Everyone, Today had several surprises for us. One of Corey’s friends came by to visit. As the girls “talked”, Corey’s facial expressions were changing. Truthfully, we’ve never seen this from her to this degree. At one point, we were laughing and the corner of...
Day 79 – Acute care rehab
Hi Everyone, Corey’s team is adding time to her therapy sessions. She’s up to 3 hours with PT/OT and Speech combined. All of Corey’s hard work from the weekend was shared with her weekly team. Everyone is very excited to have Corey back. The next month is going to be...
Day 78 – pray for GRACE
Hi Everyone, The last week has been really tough for us. As we mentioned last night, Corey’s physical fractures have healed. The fractures have never been our concern (except for the neck). Fractures are easy, we know they heal. The medical world can tell us how long...
Day 77 – Christmas prayers needed
Hi Everyone, I did not spend the day with Corey today. I had to meet the elves at the workshop because we mailed the kids Christmas lists too late; they had a few questions about some of the items. I’m still trying to figure out why all you people are shopping so...