Second week of camp off to a great start... More hard work, less fussing!

Jessie worked really hard today at walking with only one person assisting her. She held the ladder and intiated most of her steps throughout the day. Her posture appeared to be much better than last week and her stamina is increasing as she walks more than 100 steps each day at camp. Today Jessie was actually very happy when we arrived at camp and immediately started working hard to walk to the potty with her assistant Kristyn.

Last week, one of the moms of another child (Stephen) loaned us their Smirthwaite Mobi-Walker to try out.  Jessie has been using it around the Ronald McDonald House and actually initiated several steps with it when trying to get to a little toddler in the dining room yesterday. Jessie LOVES babies and toddlers and they are a big motivator for her.

Today we met a family from Jamaica here for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for their 7-year old daughter. People seem to travel from far and wide for this treatment. I found out that in Jamaica, children her age do not receive many therapy services without having to pay out of pocket. Because of this, her daughter was not able to bear weight on her legs, use her hands, or talk.With all of Jessie's struggles and limitations, we have so much to be thankful for with the services we receive and the abilities Jessie DOES HAVE.

Saturday, we celebrated Sam's (daddy's) birthday at Sea World. The Ronald McDonald House gave us complimentary tickets to go there.  What a beautiful park with a huge variety of amazing wildlife to see and interact with! Shamu was the biggest hit and we were one of the lucky audience members to get drenched when he splashed his tail in the water!