Thursday, March 5, 2009
I finally got my teeth fixed!
On Tuesday, I got my teeth fixed. And I wasn't expecting it, I thought they would just clean my teeth and make an appointment for next week, but they actually did it. And I said thank you so much to the dentist and to the dental assistant, and the whole time my mom said they looked beautiful. On Easter Sunday at 11:30 mass, Father Ron at our church Immaculate Conception is going to offer the mass in Thanksgiving for my healing. I am very honored and every day I thank the Lord for saving my life and helping me to heal. And soon, Father Kenney from La Salle will say a mass in Thanksgiving for my healing. We will let everyone know soon when it is. So I have been doing my work inside of my books from the Learning Center in Cranston. I got pre- Algebra, vocab, geometry, and reading comprehension, and a book from Time that asks me questions. And at the library I got Gossip Girls, and my mom does math questions, and she grades all of my work. Today, I got an A off of three pages. I think that my Mom is the best Mommy I could ever ask for.
Please help if you can....
As we have not heard back from Sargent about a start date and haven't received a response we are going to Plan B and think that some of you may be able to help us.
Currently we have physical therapy lined up for Courtney that will allow her to get back to where she was for endurance and fitness.
We have a referral to a speech therapist but are awaiting info about which insurance plans they take.
Our overall plan includes the following:
Neuropsychologist for ongoing testing
Educational consultant - to help assess Courtney's needs and assist in writing an educational plan that will eventually include an IEP.
Physical Therapist - all set for now.
Speech Therapist - still interested in getting referrals.
TUTOR/caregiver - This is perhaps the most important role. We are thinking that a recent college graduate with a degree in education who may not have a full time teaching position would be interested in spending the next 3-5 months working with Courtney. Duties would be:
Assist Courtney with school work, organizational skills, note taking, etc.
Drive Courtney to and from appointments with physical, speech therapy
Assist with daily planning and keeping Courtney on task to complete each day's plan.
This person needs to have an excellent driving record (:( :) AH!)
teaching experience
pleasant but not overly sweet personality
not a pushover
Please leave a comment with your contact information if you know someone who fits the above description and thank you!!!!
Currently we have physical therapy lined up for Courtney that will allow her to get back to where she was for endurance and fitness.
We have a referral to a speech therapist but are awaiting info about which insurance plans they take.
Our overall plan includes the following:
Neuropsychologist for ongoing testing
Educational consultant - to help assess Courtney's needs and assist in writing an educational plan that will eventually include an IEP.
Physical Therapist - all set for now.
Speech Therapist - still interested in getting referrals.
TUTOR/caregiver - This is perhaps the most important role. We are thinking that a recent college graduate with a degree in education who may not have a full time teaching position would be interested in spending the next 3-5 months working with Courtney. Duties would be:
Assist Courtney with school work, organizational skills, note taking, etc.
Drive Courtney to and from appointments with physical, speech therapy
Assist with daily planning and keeping Courtney on task to complete each day's plan.
This person needs to have an excellent driving record (:( :) AH!)
teaching experience
pleasant but not overly sweet personality
not a pushover
Please leave a comment with your contact information if you know someone who fits the above description and thank you!!!!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Mom's Update
Courtney's therapy at home is going to new levels. We are playing scrabble almost every day and Courtney is spelling words like tangerine, mandarin and Gettysburg! Courtney is reading more and more - she is looking forward to a trip to the library tomorrow.
She continues to review more complicated math and is doing very well with various visual spacial exercises.
Courtney's speech has also improved dramatically in the past 2 weeks. Many people have told her that they can understand everything she is saying, even over the phone, or when she's speaking quickly. Occassionally the wrong word comes out or words come out scrambled. Courtney has a great sense of humor about this and will follow it up with laughter and a "duh duh dah!".
Now that Blue Cross has cleared funding for Sargent Rehabilitation we are anxiously awaiting a start date for Courtney. She is definitely ready to take on the academic challenges and work necessary to get her back to school. Courtney is also looking forward to out patient physical therapy that will get her back on gym equipment like eliptical, treadmill, weights, etc.
We will be having a mass of thanksgiving later in March to thank God for Courtney's miraculous healing. The date, place and time will be posted on the blog and we hope those of you who have followed Courtney's story will join us.
She continues to review more complicated math and is doing very well with various visual spacial exercises.
Courtney's speech has also improved dramatically in the past 2 weeks. Many people have told her that they can understand everything she is saying, even over the phone, or when she's speaking quickly. Occassionally the wrong word comes out or words come out scrambled. Courtney has a great sense of humor about this and will follow it up with laughter and a "duh duh dah!".
Now that Blue Cross has cleared funding for Sargent Rehabilitation we are anxiously awaiting a start date for Courtney. She is definitely ready to take on the academic challenges and work necessary to get her back to school. Courtney is also looking forward to out patient physical therapy that will get her back on gym equipment like eliptical, treadmill, weights, etc.
We will be having a mass of thanksgiving later in March to thank God for Courtney's miraculous healing. The date, place and time will be posted on the blog and we hope those of you who have followed Courtney's story will join us.
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