OMG it seems that since the HBOT Angelina has really come out of her shell more so than before. She has been doing so many things that she wasn't able to before. She's been taking steps when held upright, she can take steps with a walker at therapy, eating food is getting SO MUCH BETTER, she's staying limber (for her), she seems so much more aware and has actually been making choices!
A week ago I took her to see Dr. Teitelbaum for Craniosacral Manipulation Therapy and he was so impressed. She hadn't seen him in about 2 months (before HBOT) and couldn't believe how loose she still was. I made sure to tell him that Angelina hadn't been back for BOTOX since August since she has remained loose. He asked all about the HBOT and how Angelina's responding to it then when it was over he told me that he has never had a patient similar in condition respond to the Craniosacral Manipulation Therapy like she has. He used the word NEVER and in a good way! Yay Angelina! I can't tell you how uplifting that was to hear about my little girl!
Angelina saw her speech therapist, Jana, on Friday and it had been about 3 weeks or so since we saw her last. Jana was so impressed with how much faster she was swallowing food and actually engaging the spoon with her mouth. Angelina was grabbing my hand and pulling it toward her face to get what was on the spoon! It was great!
She'll be starting school on Monday and I am hopeful that we continue to see postive results. She'll be in a class with about 7 or so kids, one of which has a wheelchair and leg braces similar to Angelina's. I hope that is good motivation for her to do more things that are difficult for her right now.
She's such an inspiration and I just love her so! In the words of Brady "Great Job Angelina"!
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