Kevin's Healing Journey: Aquatic Therapy

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Aquatic Therapy

I wish we had done this a long time ago! Kevin had his first round of Aquatic therapy in May and June. Kevin has always loved the water. I had tried a swim class at one point but it didn't really fit Kevin's needs. I wasn't even aware that aquatic therapy was offered and we have seen lots of good stuff in the pool during these 5 weeks. I am in the pool with them so I can see and learn what to do in the water with Kevin when I take him on my own.

During Kevin's very first session he kicked his left leg a couple times!!! By the fourth session he was kicking and alternating left and right legs - AMAZING!!! And he is putting his face under water!!! I love this therapist and I can tell she loves what she does.

You may have read my "Handicap Accessible" post where I described my dissatisfaction with the lack of accessibility in the facility for parents with children of the opposite sex plus other handicap accessibility issues. I am pleased to say that the facility has made an effort to accommodate us and listened to most of my concerns making it possible to shower Kevin after swimming.

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UnknownTuesday, July 19, 2016
Hi. My name is Neil Rainey, and my son is going to be having the hypro cure surgery. We live in northeast Ohio and were hoping to talk to you about your experiences with your son.
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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.