Elizabeth will be starting another round of intensive therapy at Kennedy Krieger on Tuesday. The program is called The Intensive Pediatric Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Program. Fancy name right?!
Elizabeth’s Physical Medicine doctor and Orthopedic really encouraged us to do the program again. It was explained to us that she will most likely need this therapy every year.
The therapy program is an intensive 23 day program. She will start this round on March 17 and it will go until April 16th. I will have to take her to Kennedy Krieger every day for a 3 hour session. Yes, 3 hours! I have to admit I am terrified. Last years program was only 1 hour a day, so this is a big change.
Her right arm will be castes past her elbow so there will be no way she can use it. She isn't going to be very happy about that. The cast is waterproof and she will even get to do some of her therapy in the pool.
With the cast on she will receive physical therapy and occupational therapy on her left arm. The program is designed to help the individual build up muscles in their weaker arm and hand.
The cast was removable last year and it didn't have to stay on longer than 2 hours a day. This time the cast will stay on the whole 4 weeks, all day long. It is waterproof so she will be able to take a bath with it on.
It's going to be a very big adjustment for her, but we gotta go for it. Anything that will help we will try. Pray that we all can stay strong and the therapy is a success.
I am hoping to get into the Ronald McDonald House again. We still haven't heard if we got in or not. I do not want to have to take her every day back and forth. It is a lot of driving and time spent in the car. It would be 3 hours of driving per day. That is 15 hours a week in the car! I really don’t want to have to put her through that. Pray we get it in friends! We will not know if they have an opening until right before she starts.
This weekend I will be busy packing and getting ready. Wish us luck!
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