First off, thanks for all the birthday wishes. Ivy really appreciates it, and I'm sure she'll post something here shortly.She's just recovered from being sick the past few days to have an excellent weekend. She was so overwhelmed with gifts and cards on her birthday, that the majority remain unopened. Ivy seems to want to pace the gifts out over the next few weeks to really make her birthday last. She's been all smiles since Friday, so thanks again to everyone who have written, sent, posted here, etc.
I know most of my posts are about how well Ivy is doing. And I do have a tendency to omit some of struggles along the way. Seeing only the good news may give someone a sense that I'm not being completely objective in my assessment of Ivy's progress. I admit that it is difficult to look at things honestly when one has such a vested interest in a positive outcome. But let me just say, without a doubt in my mind, and as impartially as I can possibly be that Ivy's progress astounds me now more than ever. The entire staff here is blown away by what they've seen in just the past few days. Physically, Ivy's posture looks great, dexterity in her right hand has improved, even her troublesome left arm/hand/fingers have started moving! Cognitively, however she's made the most progress. Her vocab is expanding and I think nearly what it was before. Humor is back in full force, and she quick with it! Her sentences are getting more complete, and I think she'll start stringing them together into more expansive and complex ideas soon!
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I am glad to hear how well ivy is doing. Shes definately a fighter. I don't know her that well but we talked in high school we had some classes together. I check this a a few times a week to read her updates and i dont know if anyone told you (ivys family) about my suggestion about hypoberic chamber therapy just to help with her recovery. it would truly work miracles. Look how well she is doing on her own i cant even imagine what she would do with the therapy. Anyways, heres all the info for it if you guys want to check it out.
The possibility of hyperberic chamber therapy..its a chamber that pumps pure oxygen to your brain and its used to get drowning, stroke and other victims out of comas due to their lack of oxygen to the brain. It has been known to help many patients and it has helped my uncle alot its just different with him because he has a brain injury due to a severe car accident that resulted in a coma rather then a stroke. Its wroth a try. The one that he goes to is really well known and good its in san benadino and the website for that is here
http://www. hbot4u. com/
and here is a website with all of them just click on california it will show you all the chamber therapy units in california. I hope her family tries this. Tell them to investigate it at least. Give it a chance.Its worth a shot.
http://www. healing-arts. org/children/hyperbaricoxygentherapy_hbot.
htm#Colorado_HBOT
if you have any questions or anything you can email me at phantomphreak09@hotmail.com
just an idea :) im so proud of ivy
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