If you’ve read some of my previous posts about James’ therapies, you might remember some videos of James during vision therapy where he is surrounded on three sides by dark walls. Stacy was describing it to her dad, who is legally blind, and he decided to make one for James.…
Sorry that It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything. There just hasn’t been much to share. James has been staying healthy...knock on wood. Now that we’re in mid-March, hopefully winter is over, the weather will start getting warmer, and James can stay healthy. He’s been keeping up with…
James had vision therapy for the first time since being on Sabril. Stacy said he seemed so much more alert and responsive. I wish I could have been there to witness it in person, but thankfully Stacy took some videos to show me. I will post the videos below. It…
Today was a bit crazy with all of James' therapies. He had physical therapy at 9:00 am, vision therapy at 11:00 am, and hearing therapy at 5:00 pm. Fortunately, all of the therapists came to the house so Stacy didn't need to pack up all of James’ stuff, and James…
Back in January, I was messing around trying to come up with something to help straighten James' wrists. Because of his cerebral palsy or his muscle tone, his wrists curl in. You can see the makeshift wrist splint I made on this blog post. I tried, but they didn’t work…
James had speech therapy today. The therapist is still trying to work on his suck/swallow reflex. Today she tried a little mint on his tongue to see if he would have some sort of a reaction. Unfortunately, he didn’t appear to react at all. The therapist will keep trying different…
James had physical therapy today. Since he can’t move much on his own, we think it helps to stretch his muscles and maybe help him realize that this is how his body moves. Here are a few pics of the therapist working her magic. James…