therapy
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School is in
Namine is feeling much, much better today. Heck, that much is evident by her appetite alone. She was feeling well enough for the first time in quite a while to do some schoolwork.
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What matters most
Yesterday we found out that Namine’s most recent x-ray shows evidence of a congenital defect in her right shoulder.
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You can’t win them all
You can encourage kids to play together, but you can’t make them get along. Not everyone is willing to learn, to compromise, to share; not everyone is open to the idea that different is not bad.
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Therapy eval
Namine’s occupational therapist came to our apartment this morning to evaluate her. Tuesday marked a full two weeks of recovery after the Fontan (which is still crazy to me). It’s time to start thinking about getting her back into the swing of things, and that means therapy. Her right arm especially needs some attention, after…
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Meet the new room, same as the old room
After having the central line removed – yeah, that happened – Namine is being moved out of the cardiac ICU up to a standard room. It shouldn’t be much longer until we go home, but for now she’s still on observation. When the doctors met in rounds outside Namine’s room this morning, they decided not…
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Doggies + tacos = happiness
Namine was paid a visit at lunchtime once more by a therapist with a dog. I think she must be getting over her fear of dogs, because she was thrilled to be able to pet this one too.
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Amazing little girl
Because I can never get enough of seeing Namine do what they said she’d never be able to.
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A couple videos of Namine on the treadmill
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Namine on the treadmill <3
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Climbing into the car
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Surgery drawing near
We consider the benefits of the Fontan now versus later.
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We want the same thing
Namine is so easygoing most of the time, it’s easy to forget how stubborn and iron-willed she can be. Monday morning, she spent the first ten minutes of physical therapy stonewalling the therapist.