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School picnic
Today we attended Namine’s end of the year school picnic in Marshfield. It wasn’t quite as far away as when we visited for orientation and supplies pickup, but it’s still four hours away. To make the drive easier, we stayed with my aunt last night. As a result, the drive up this morning was only…
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Namine’s outdoor adventures
Today was a fantastic day. We’re fortunate enough to have been able to come up to my aunt’s for the weekend, and the weather was superb today. Namine and I had the chance to go for a walk, and more.
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A walk to the park
Namine and I went to the park after I got home from work yesterday evening. The weather looked threatening, but it never rained. It was a nice warm evening to get out and go for a walk.
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First cookout of the season
This morning before heading to the hospital to visit Jessica’s mom, Namine made Mother’s Day cards for Jessica’s mom and sisters (the ones who are mothers, at any rate).
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Wheelchair appointment
A while ago, Jessica and Namine met with a wheelchair person. (Specialist? I don’t know the official title.) Reason being: Namine’s legs have begun to dangle over the seat.
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Frustrations
The good news, kids, is that the state has determined that Namine still qualifies to receive disability benefits. The bad news is that she still has not received her speech prior authorizations, and likely never will. This means that she can’t receive speech therapy.
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Checking in
Since our initial vacation plans had fallen through, we set out to meet with Namine’s online school personnel. The meeting itself is tomorrow, but since it’s more than four hours away, we are staying at a hotel tonight.
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To the doctor, again
We took Namine to the pediatrician. Yes, again.
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Rug burns are awesome
Physical therapy has always been a part of Namine’s life, and it always will be. She has to work harder to do things that just come naturally to other children.
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Climbing into the wheelchair
Namine’s physical therapist has been working with her lately on climbing into her wheelchair. It’s been slow going, and we’re not sure why. We have some theories, though.
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Out and about
On Saturday we took Namine to a movie. It was a showing of Free Birds, put on by the Variety children’s charity group for disabled kids.
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Namine at the pet store
Today my mom, Jessica, and Namine visited my brother at his job at the pet store. Namine got to hold a myriad of animals, and my wife asked me for a cat. (The answer’s still no, babe.)