Hi Jenna, My Rachel is 6 now but reading your post brought me back to those days too. My sister and I were pregnant at the same time. My niece was born 3 weeks...
My son is 15 and has spastic cp, he did walk on his own until he was 2 1/2, he wore braces for a while did p/t, he still walks differently than everyone else...
Wow, You guys (gals) are so lucky. I am 61 and took me until I was in my 50's to see what you are getting to see now. You are seeing beauty as God sees it....
Hi Joanna, Is she a potential candidate for growth hormone therapy? I have heard good things about this treatment... -Mary ... girls. Rachel is 6, Alexis is...
Hi, My name is Mary Fox and I have a son with ataxic/athetoid CP. Phillip was born 8 weeks early when my uterus ruptured. I was rushed to the hospital and he...
Hi Mary, According to her pediatrician she is not. She says from an endocrin standpoint she is growing just slowly and way below the standard growth chart. But...
We've had really hard struggles to keep Phillip's weight up. He sank to somewhere significantly below the 3rd percentile (3rd was as low as they would...
From: "Andy AKA Stix" <stix_001_@...> Date: Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:34 pm Subject: Talented Musicians with disabilities wanted in Sydney, Australia Hi, Andy here,...
Can anyone help me....we have been looking at the Special Tomato sitter and I am very interested in getting it for our daughter who is 13 months old(will be 13...
Hello, First of all, I preface this with the fact that I am Canadian, so know very little about insurance policies in the United States. Insurance will usually...
I have never had the tomato but we have gone through many chairs.....Insurance has covered them all. First you have to call your insurance and find a vendor in...
We spent a lot of time looking for Phillip, and finally settled on the Fisher Price Link-a-doos Healthy Start (?)...I think that's the name of the high...
I was just exploring the files section of this group and much to my suprise it is full of XXX rated material. What does all this have to do with CP and who is...
Hi, I wanted to say thanks to those of you who responded to my post about feeling sad and Jasper's small stature. I guess it is comforting to know that other's...
Has anyone had similar experiences where their child just seemed not to want to sleep. My daughter Kailyn is 6mths now and sleeps only about 10hours per day...
Jenna- To find the Special Tomato and other adaptive seats for feeding, go to www.adaptivemall.com Ask your therapist about seats that might be appropriate for...
Yes adaptivemall.com has tons of products for special needs kids. Jenna....your situation sound alot like mine. Cayden does not ist on her own and I either...
We are considering several intensive therapy programs for our 21 month old daughter and I'd love to know if anyone has experience with the groups below. I am...
hi camille, we are getting ready for our 6th trip to the Eureca Institute in Anaheim. We live in New York. We also have family in Michigan, so I visited...
I have heard the same thing about the programs in Michigan being mediocre. I have seen the effects of the one in Poland. They do an excellent job over there....
Hi Cathie, I just read Erika's story on the Eureca site. What an inspiring example of progress! I'm actually planning on touring Eureca tomorrow and I'm...
Thanks so much for the feedback! Do you know why the Michigan programs were considered mediocre? And just wondering if the things you've heard referred to...
Kristine, I wish I had some magical trick to tell you how to get your child to sleep at night.But I don't. I totally understand how you are feeling. One thing...
Kristen My daughter is 8yrs old. I still have some problems with her sleeping threw the night. Its not that often now. I give her a bath in Johnson and Johnson...
Hi Jenna, Whenever I first found out I was pregnant with my second baby Zoe, I didn't even know Hunter had CP. So when I finally found out officially she was...
Hi Cathie, Thanks so much for your feedback! I am actually planning on touring Eureca tomorrow & am hoping I will like it. Trying a program close to home is...
Hi everyone, I just want to say that I had the same problem with my son. When he was an infant I kept waiting for him to get to the stage where he slept...
Hi, I just wanted to say my son had problems before he was born I was in labor with him for two months straight, and he was still slightly premature he was...
My son Tony had the opposite problem he liked to sleep for 22 hrs of the day up and till he was 4 years of age. He still likes to sleep alot, I think that the...