Following Orders

Those who have spent any amount of time with Ivy know she's not one to blindly follow orders. She apparently has decided to put that policy on hold. The occupational therapist worked with her yesterday from a sitting up position. Ivy is not yet able to hold this position without help balancing, but she is supporting some of the weight herself. She had her head bent straight down as if she were looking at the floor, when on command she lifted it and held it up straight. She did this twice more, in addition to turning her head, first right, then left at the request of her therapist. She's still not responding to commands consistently, but the staff are starting to recognize that she is showing progress, which is something we've known all along.