1yr; Day 407 – perfectly orchestrated

Hi Everyone, Today was the best day of the weekend. Corey’s congestion has not moved to her lungs and her chest sounds clear and today is the first day she didn’t complain of mouth pain. I’m relieved and grateful that things appear to be improving a little bit, thank...

1yr; Day 405 – what do we gain from worry?

Hi Everyone, As hard as we tried, the inevitable happened; Corey’s got a full blown cold! We are on alert for a fever spike and we have to pay close attention to her post nasal drip. Corey can not lay below 30 degrees for any length of time and with a cold we have to...

1yr; Day 403 – syllables

Hi Everyone, Corey continues to surprise us. This morning’s speech session focused on numbers and multi-syllable phrases. Corey had no issues with her number recognition. She was required to spell the numerals instead of writing the individual digits. She correctly...

1yr; Day 402 – together, our house is a home

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” Hi Everyone, This quote best describes our day. Corey is having difficult moments, so much so she couldn’t participate verbally in...

1yr; Day 401 – mom/nurse/therapist/chef apprentice

Hi Everyone, Corey’s day began at 3am! She had a very restless night. As the day progressed, so did she. We have a picture chart that shows the progression of pain from 1 (best) – 5 (worst). She started at a 5 but by early this evening she said she was a 3…I’ll take...