tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190179448622644053.post5548557576831077640..comments2023-06-11T06:24:18.359-07:00Comments on Scattering Bright: FriendsDavid Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02556969930448666864noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190179448622644053.post-79986211387595182012009-08-25T18:02:10.135-07:002009-08-25T18:02:10.135-07:00Hi Jess,
We got the car cleaned the next day. You ...Hi Jess,<br />We got the car cleaned the next day. You know I think after living with kids for a few years, I'm losing my sense of what smells bad. It's really embarrassing, but very funny.<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />DaveDavid Sextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556969930448666864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190179448622644053.post-7614793472828786592009-08-25T18:00:47.976-07:002009-08-25T18:00:47.976-07:00Hi Cathy,
Thanks! I'll try to keep up with my ...Hi Cathy,<br />Thanks! I'll try to keep up with my posts. Please stop by when you can.<br /><br />Take Care,<br />DaveDavid Sextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556969930448666864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190179448622644053.post-86004549708471940562009-08-25T17:59:20.334-07:002009-08-25T17:59:20.334-07:00Hi Bo's Mom,
Thank you. We just got the feedba...Hi Bo's Mom,<br />Thank you. We just got the feedback from that tough day - which is preliminary but not bad. We're keeping our fingers crossed. <br /><br />Take care and hope you are well,<br />DaveDavid Sextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556969930448666864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190179448622644053.post-9105942198348825802009-08-19T21:44:45.973-07:002009-08-19T21:44:45.973-07:00To Miles in Seattle,
Thanks you for your comment. ...To Miles in Seattle,<br />Thanks you for your comment. It's really hopeful for us to hear. Your daughter sounds like she's doing great. <br /><br />DaveDavid Sextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556969930448666864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190179448622644053.post-87192637909575452112009-08-13T19:48:51.717-07:002009-08-13T19:48:51.717-07:00I suspect your beautifully written guest post at M...I suspect your beautifully written guest post at Motherlode will net you many more readers here--that's how I got here. I'm adding you to my list of blogs, and I just wanted you to know that I'm enjoying your writing. Best of luck with the new therapy for your son.Cathy Oehmkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517519194934063139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190179448622644053.post-30309975958797995772009-08-13T18:28:15.359-07:002009-08-13T18:28:15.359-07:00I laughed out loud at the 8-year-old's comment...I laughed out loud at the 8-year-old's comment, as you must have also. Thanks for the great laugh and keep up the writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176527585434050541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190179448622644053.post-21849738892982400542009-08-13T14:54:33.957-07:002009-08-13T14:54:33.957-07:00Like Bo's mom, I read your blog on Motherlode ...Like Bo's mom, I read your blog on Motherlode and thought I'd share some of my thoughts with you.<br /><br />My daughter Angela will be 6 in October. She has congenital hydrocephalus, discovered in utero. She had her first brain surgery for shunt placement at 4 weeks old. She's had 3 other brain surgeries for shunt replacement. The shunt failures and surgeries are definitely the scary moments in our lives. The thought of another one keeps me half-asleep at night - for no one can even know when her shunt will be blocked again.<br /><br />She was disgnosed with left hemiplegia on her first birthday. She also had speech and cognitive delays which she "graduated from" before her 2nd birthday. I went to a nearby mall every day for months to give her the freedom to walk, either holding on to my hands or by using a walker. She walked at 20 months!<br /><br />We were blessed to have worked with a wonderful physical therapist who truly cared about our daughter. She came up with various playful ways to provide therapy. At 15 months, our PT came up with an idea, untested anywhere (as far as we know). We sewed the end of the left arm of a slightly bigger jacket<br />and put it on Angela backwards such that the zipper/buttons will be on her back and her right (good) hand cannot be used. Angela wore it for just a couple of months for a few hours a day until we noticed that she's using her left hand and fingers more and more.<br /><br />Angela is living proof that early intervention by good therapists work! She's now taking piano lessons, swimming lessons/aquatic therapy, she can read and is very social. I hope you can find dedicated, caring and really good therapists and doctors like we did.<br /><br />Angela went to a public integrated preschool for special needs children (along with some "role models") where services/therapy were provided for free. She's now very excited to start kindergarten at a Spanish immersion school (she claims she'll help us learn Spanish too!).<br /><br />Angela's cerebral palsy will never go away. She will always require physical therapy. But truthfully, CP doesn't seem to stop her from enjoying life. So we try to not make it prevent us from enjoying life with her.<br /><br />Your son is blessed to have caring sister, parents and grandparents. A huge plus is a big sister who is his "role model".<br /><br />Warm wishes to your family!<br /><br />Miles in SeattleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137063861943776909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190179448622644053.post-76328934066097443142009-08-13T09:56:15.553-07:002009-08-13T09:56:15.553-07:00Stumbled here from Motherlode in my own "On O...Stumbled here from Motherlode in my own "On ON ON" mode. Beautiful, evocative and spot on. A window into our world of normal/medically fragile kids.<br /><br />Bo's momthe cruciblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441452420680077508noreply@blogger.com