Pretending to be a bug when taking a snack break! Josiah has started intensive therapy. Intensive = 45 hours of physical therapy, 40 hours of occupational therapy, and 20 hours of speech therapy in 20 days. It’s been a good week so far. Our weekend was full of late nights and early mornings, so he […]
Intensive Therapy – Feb. 2018
Intensive Therapy During the month of February, Josiah took a month off of school to focus on Physical (PT), Occupational (OT) and Speech therapies. Over the course of four weeks, Josiah had 3 hours of PT 5x/week, 2 hours of OT 3x/week and 1 hour of speech 2x/week. Needless to say, Josiah was pretty worn […]
Therapy, CP Clinic, and a New Leg Brace
The past two weeks have been very busy with appointments! Josiah even got a much needed haircut! Therapy Evaluations First, Josiah had speech and OT therapy evaluations completed. He did great with these and really hit it off with the new therapists. During the month of February he will be doing Intensive Therapy. Unfortunately, he’s […]
Nov 2017 – Jan 2018 Medical Update
MRI Josiah was scheduled to have an MRI in November. The morning of the MRI, Josiah woke up sick, so the appointment was cancelled. It has been rescheduled for next week, January 17th in the afternoon. Serial Casting Josiah did have some serial casting at the end of November. It went amazingly well! Josiah did […]
February 2017 Medical Update
It’s been a busy month, medically speaking. February 1st – CP Clinic This is a clinic where Josiah sees a team of doctors and therapists. He saw Occupational, Physical & Speech therapists, a nutritionist, pediatrician, orthopedic surgeon, and his rehabilitation doctor. The therapies are all going well and we are going to continue with what […]
October 2016 Medical Update
Hello again! I’ve not completely given up on writing, it’s just not been my top priority lately. Between moving, getting settled, adjusting to the routine of our new middle schooler, additional therapies and preschool schedule, keeping up with homeschooling, along with the daily cooking, cleaning and laundry, it’s been a crazy few months. However, things […]
Haircuts, Shoes, Drums and Therapy
It’s been a great week, and we’ve all enjoyed being outside with the nicer weather! Haircuts. On Monday the kids all got haircuts. The girls just had their hair trimmed and the boys had quite a bit cut – especially Josiah! Here’s their before and after pics! Shoes. It took about a week, but we […]
New Shoes and Upcoming Appointments
Josiah has a new brace for his right let/foot, a new insert for his left foot, new shoes, and a new arm splint and hand splint. The arm and hand splints are very similar to what he’s had in the past, just bigger because he’s grown! Our appointment with the orthotist yesterday went really well. […]
January and February 2016 Medical Update
It’s been awhile since writing, and it’s been a good break for me. January was a nice break in our schedule, and we were home for most of the month. Due to health insurance changes, Josiah had to go through the pre-approval, evaluation and testing process again. Although I tried my best to stay on […]
December 2015 Update
The year is almost over and we enjoyed spending time with family. Josiah’s MRI on December 2nd showed good results, and he doesn’t go back for an MRI until June. Josiah received Botox in his right arm and hand, which has been very helpful in loosening up the muscles, enabling better use of the arm. […]