Kevin's Healing Journey: May Art

Friday, June 9, 2017

May Art

I love hanging all of Kevin's artwork on my front window and doors in the house. It makes me smile every time I see it and I was feeling especially grateful this mother's day to have homemade artwork for the first time. You may notice that some of the artwork this month doesn't have any action photos to go with it, this is because there are times when Kevin does better without me in the room during his session. Typical, I know. And very thankful that I have gotten to experience some of his very happy sessions with him.

May 3, 2017 - Hand Flowers; Snake

Regina, are you sure you know what you're doing?

Hand tracing

Yup, I knew you were making a mess of my hands Regina

He's getting better with his cutting skills

Hand Flowers

Colorful Snake

May 8, 2017 - Finger Goldfish in water; Mother's Day Hand Heart Surprise; Sun Part 1

We usually have to close the window curtains because Kevin gets distracted

I still can't believe this kid and how he now loves paint on his hands

Finger Goldfish in Water

Mother's Day Hand Heart

May 22, 2017 - Sun Part II; Pipe-cleaner and Beads Sun; Coloring

Fun and Happy Sunshine

Coloring improved

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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.