Kevin's Healing Journey: One Year Walking Anniversary

Friday, February 26, 2010

One Year Walking Anniversary

Today is Kevin's One Year Walking Anniversary! Of course, I made signs and have balloons up in the house and we are having a celebratory dinner with The Hudak's tomorrow. I was very excited about celebrating this momentous day but unfortunately we got some bad news today. Kevin has a sprained ankle! I am actually not surprised, I think he has had it for several weeks because I've been concerned about his left foot turning inward as he was walking and noticed it looked swollen at times. When Kevin's chiropractor checked it out today he confirmed it was sprained and recommended Kevin stay off of it for a few days. Easier said than done (which I love saying!). But we did have our mall walk this morning (before seeing the doctor) where I videoed Kevin walking (almost running!). I will post today's walking video along with his very first walking video from one year ago. What a champion! Enjoy.

Kevin's first walking video in February of 2009

Today's Walking Video, February 26, 2010

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This blog was created to keep our family and friends updated on Kevin's healing journey. It is also our hope that others may find this blog to give help and hope to other delayed kids.

About Kevin

They told us Kevin would never walk or talk. But with lots of prayers, hard work, and extra hands, he began walking when he was four years old and we continue to have faith and hope as we wait patiently for his speech to develop. Kevin is now eight years old. He is diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy due to a brain-injury he had before birth that was caused by a stroke. In 2006, before Kevin was 2 years old, we found Glenn Doman’s book "What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child" that had answers to help children with special needs and developmental delays. We began an individualized home treatment program for Kevin immediately and have been dedicated to our program ever since. We spent three years with the Doman family at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP) and now we are with Matthew and Carol Newell at The Family Hope Center (FHC). Twice a year we return to Philadelphia where Kevin receives a neurological evaluation to determine the progress he has made in the last six months. Then they provide us with an individualized, program that puts me in charge to help Kevin develop and reach his fullest potential.

Do You Know a Delayed Child?

The best recommendation we can give to another parent with a special needs or developmentally delayed child (brain-injured, brain-damaged, mentally retarded, mentally deficient, cerebral-palsied, epileptic, autistic, athetoid, hyperactive, attention deficit disordered, developmentally delayed, or down's) is to read Glenn Doman's book What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child and/or Dr. Coralee Thompson and Dr. Philip Maffetone's book Healthy Brains, Healthy Children. By simply reading these books, you will gain valuable information to help your child which will begin to unlock the potential your child has. And best of all you will learn that there are other options to helping your child that you can do yourself. We would also highly recommend attending the parent course at FHC or IAHP. To read how our journey began and the successful progress Kevin has had refer to the January 2010 blog archive.