Kevin's Healing Journey: Groovy Garfoose Camp

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Groovy Garfoose Camp - June 24-28, 2019

Kevin attended THIS IS ME music therapy camp. It was held Monday through Friday for two hours a day. They were very good a taking photos and videos so we could see how they were enjoying the camp. The individuals were split up into small groups and rotated through music, art, and dance activities. On the first day, Kevin's group went to the art activity first. At the end of the activity someone asked him if he liked it and Kevin answered ALL DONE MUSIC! I thought of course, Kevin was like I'm done with art, I thought his was music camp...get me to the music! They did not disappoint, they played some great music and songs. On the last day at their performance it was hard to keep my eyes dry during the songs. We'll definitely do this again next year. As a bonus I got to meet some new moms. Through the week we got to spend some time together and share "special needs" information.

Part of the song "You Say" by Lauren Daigle

One of Kevin's helper's

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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.