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| Relaxing after a hard's day work |
I had the pleasure of spending the day with Ella's therapists. The picture above was taken toward the end of the day. Ella worked hard this day. She reaped the benefits of her work, including being tired--a good tired, as well as spending some quality down time on the deck.
Early in the morning Ella worked on standing. Her Physical Therapist had her attempt to bear weight without any devices. Ella can do this in the pool for very brief moments..out of the pool, however, gravity has its own agenda.
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| Ella vs. Gravity |
Moments later, with the help of her knee immobilizers, she stands tall. The therapist keenly had many photos of Ella taken in several different standing positions; with and without the braces so we can have a running record of her progress as well as documenting her needs.
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| "Take that" Gravity |
Later in the day, after waking from a delightful nap, Ella was visited by her Occupational Therapist. The order of the day was to help her extend all of her fingers (as opposed to using only her thumb and index fingers to manipulate objects)...shaving cream played a fun role in the therapy and all joined in the pleasures!
Shaving cream fun
Knowing that there are people out there with expertise, insight, and intuition to help Ella be as much as she was meant to be is comforting to us. It's indescribable to relate how important other people are in our lives...where would we be without the many??
Shaving Cream Video
