Kevin's Healing Journey: "You're gonna need a timer"

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

"You're gonna need a timer"

So, how cool is this! We have been receiving services from a medical supply company for Kevin's O2/CO2 tank for about five years. This guy, Bruce normally delivers the refills on our tank. He has always shown a genuine interest in what we are doing and always comments on Kevin's progress. He was here today for a delivery and told me that a buddy of his has a granddaughter with seizures and developmental delays and he (Bruce) told his friend to be sure to check out these people in Philadelphia because he has seen the miracles. The family researched and found FHC and now they too need a O2/CO2 tank. It sounds like Bruce is going to deliver their tank too and they live in North Carolina! I find it amusing that this guy that delivers medical supplies knows our program kids so well and can tell his buddy..."you're gonna need a timer!" I just love the connectedness of it all...from the family that gave us the medical supply company name, to us, to Bruce, to helping another special child. It truly feels like a blessing!

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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.