by Marie Beattie | Aug 26, 2011 | Archives
Hi everyone, We were supposed to go to Long Island this weekend but Irene had other plans for us. Unfortunately, in preparation for LI we rearranged the nursing schedule and it was too late to switch it back to our usual schedule. So; I’m on duty for the 12-8 shift...
by Marie Beattie | Aug 25, 2011 | Archives
Hi Everyone, It was another day of firsts. We began at U of D this morning for PT. Cathy and Corey worked on trunk control by sitting on the edge of the matte. Corey is doing a great job of extending her right arm for weight baring and balancing her “tip” to the...
by Marie Beattie | Aug 24, 2011 | Archives
Hi Everyone, It was a busy day for Corey. The nurse reported progress in PT for both the school therapist and BC therapist. The speech therapist added another 20 words that Corey was able to pronounce. My favorite time of day is immediately after the nurse leaves for...
by Marie Beattie | Aug 23, 2011 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Our (Insurance) Speech therapist, Diane, has been with Corey for 11 visits. In that time, Corey has made tremendous progress. Within the last 5 visits they have worked on sound and vowel/word formation. Today Corey formed the “TH”, “V” and “F” sounds....
by Marie Beattie | Aug 22, 2011 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Our day started in the usual way. Between 5 and 6am I join the nurses to assist with changing Corey. Each morning as the nurses give her a bed bath to clean her incontinence, I take her bedding to hand wash the sheets and soiled bed pads before the first...
