Tuesday Evening

Dorothy had a good day today. The speech therapist was very respectful of her, and didn't talk down to her, and Dorothy responded well to that. She progressed two levels in the cognizance testing! She tried to make a few sounds, but she's frustrated by a lack of vocal control. She really tried to say something today, but without the wind behind it, she couldn't quite make enough sound for them to understand her. She definitely tried to say "Mom". Then the occupational therapist came, and Dorothy was able to copy shapes using a marker pen. On her own, she drew some emoticons: smiley :-) sad :-( bored :-| heart <3 and wrote her name. With the physical therapist, she learned more muscle control. She was able to sit up for awhile. She finds it very, very, frustrating, that her body doesn't respond the way she wants it to. While she progressed a tremendous amount today, she was very frustrated and sad, which is actually pretty appropriate, showing a good emotional health. The rehab center in Santa Clara now has all her reports, and they say she looks like a great candidate for their program. So now we're waiting for a final OK from their doctor, and a medical release from her doctor. We're hoping both of these will happen in the next few days.