The turtle playground that Josie made for the resource class room
Cleaning her rock collection
So a lot happened in Josie world today. First of all she decided that the sport to learn this week was tether ball which she loved. She did finally recognize that there was a line to play behind her because her sweet and adorable friends do what activity she decides on for the most part. At P.E. their group got to play t-ball which was a huge hit (no pun intended).
Josie made a turtle playground for the turtles in the resource room. She was so proud to let the turtles try it out today. She is really an animal lover.
In science, the class is studying fossils and rocks. They got to go rock collecting at school today followed by sorting them. This was really exciting to Josie. She loves to explore. She learned how to excavate them with her shovel. It also carried over to home where we went on another rock hunt and then sorting adventure. I love watching that little brain take in the world. What a treat.
Therapy was cancelled today because Liz is sick so we really worked at home. She had to walk with her canes on her rock hunt. Her legs were so fatigued after the hunt and then standing at the sink cleaning her rocks that she finally asked to sit down. I only have three weeks until we return to Michigan so she has to gain more endurance before we go. She does a great job with Liz. I just have to do it outside of there.
So the head situation has seem to calm down ever so slightly, thank goodness. I have been diligently making sure she is propped on two pillows at night so her head is elevated more. Then in the morning I spend 15 to 20 minutes adding pillows and slowly raising her head. My very lay explanation to this is that maybe the shunt was pulling fluid down too fast when she sat up causing the extreme pain. No one really knows. Just keep working on it.
Good night, Jenny and Josie
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