I got a call today from Little Miss Throwsafit’s neurologist at the University of Michigan. He finally got a look at her original MRI that was done in May 2006 (we had a heck of a time getting a CD of the scan sent from Toledo to UofM - don’t ask) and although the report [...]

I’m not sure how I’m feeling yet this morning, so I’m using both titles. The first is nice and sweet; the second has an attitude.
I’m loving Thursdays. Part of the reason I’m so thankful for Thursday is because this is the day Little Miss Throwsafit’s therapists come to our house. For her other physical and [...]

I am thankful for Fussy’s post about her son, Joey. He, like my daughter Little Miss Throwsafit, has hypotonia and speech apraxia. The main difference between our kids is that LMT didn’t have External Hydrocephalus.
I was so excited to read her post about Joey, because, after hours and hours of physical, occupational, and speech [...]

Little Miss Throwsafit had another doctor’s appointment at the University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor today, so we were up early and out the door at 6:45am for a 10:00am appointment.  This time it was to see her neurologist, Dr. Leber. When she saw him last year, she had just turned 2 years old [...]

This is a neat idea. Debbie at Three Weddings has a meme going called Ability Tuesday for moms of special needs kids. The purpose is to focus on what our kids can do not what they can’t.
This is what my daughter, who has hypotonia and speech apraxia, can do:  she can hug her own foot.
I [...]