Today the girls and I worked on a science project sent from Grandma K that we hung in the windows once completed and now we will watch to see if our flowers grow and see the life cycle of water before our eyes!
As the Nebraska weather turns more like a traditional Spring we are getting outdoors on the acreage to move our bodies more, enjoy the sunshine while it is still cool enough as SIOD children like Emily are very sensitive to the heat and sunlight.
We sent out our quarterly newsletter last week via mail and email. If you have not received one and would like to please go to our website and fill out the form for future mailings. Shout out to KNOCK OUT printing in Omaha for their KNOCK OUT pricing they gave us! And a special thanks to our UNO Service Learning students for helping to create this quarter's newsletter.
I wanted to talk a moment about therapy and special needs, not only for Emily and SIOD children, but for any families out there as we are "without" services for quite some time now due to COVID19.
Here is what we are doing while not going to therapies of HETRA (equine therapy) and Aquatherapy or School PT:
1. Keep as active as possible whatever ability that is.
When it isn't nice enough out we walk laps in the house or make obstacle coursed depending on ability. We do yoga or stretch. ( I'm talking 5-10 minutes at a time)
2. Call or email your services to help provide you with at home therapies.
We have a plan laid out from Emily's PT school therapist as she was hurting more in her hips.
3. Take advantage of what your therapy places may be providing to keep the face to face virtual connections: (ie: HETRA is providing webinars for their riders to learn more about horses in different ways and Emily has received mail as well, which really makes a difference in keeping those relationships strong)
These are a few ways to keep your special needs child moving and less aches and pains while away from services. We are stepping up our game at home as she is having more aches in her arms now as well- with the help of her therapists I will add. The girls used "survivor" skills and made Emily a splint for her arm even! How cute!
Please note our upcoming events in the graphic as well!
BELIEVE-
