Dear family and friends
Today Grayson did a little better than yesterday. He was cooperative today, and did his chores and his homework without complaining.
Every afternoon after he comes home from the clinic he does various homework activities with his RA, the acronym for the staff member that stays with him. All of the exercises have fancy acronyms, but there are orientation exercises (what is the address here, the phone number, who is the president, what time is it, what is the date, etc.), reasoning exercises (name 5 things that start with the letter b, name 3 novels, where would you find flotsam, where would you find a treble clef, etc.), and activities of daily living (ADL's – I remember that one!) that include household chores, cooking and basic personal care.
Grayson had prepared a lot of food over the past few days, so tonight was an old family favorite for dinner – musgo. You know, this must go, that must go – musgo. After dinner he went for a walk, and played some games in the rec center. After a little TV before bed, he turned in around 9:00.
We are looking forward to seeing him this weekend. When we talk to him on the phone, he seems to be changing daily. We are excited to see how he has grown this past week. God continues to work miracles for us.
Pax!
Brant
Brant, hearing about the daily doings of this marvelous place God found for you is really exciting! Grayson 'did his chores and homework without complaining'.... teachers and parents the world over are searching for the magic pill that accomplishes that feat.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Robin G.
Musgo is incredible therapy. It demands creativity. It exercises the memory, especially long-term sensory memory, and excercises a tie-in of that memory to the present as you compare the remembered flavors to what's in front of you... and demands strategy to correct seasoning. It demands fine-motor skills, planning... all sorts of things. It is often said that the greatest chefs are the ones who can do the most with the least.
ReplyDeleteAnd, after all this therapy... everyone who's hungry gets filled! A better "win-win" scenario, you just couldn't ask for.
Hi Brant and Regina:
ReplyDeleteGrayson Rocks! God Rocks! Please pass the musgo!
In Him,
Doug