So, I think I forgot to blog about the 10 session progress report. Oh well. I had the 20th session meeting last Monday and Brianna and I figured out that Kate has been in a regression period for the past 3 weeks. It didn't help that she was sick for 4 days as well. She made a little progress with VOR and balance beam and gait and aerobics but that was about it. Basically, her brain is trying to catch up with all of the changes that we have been throwing at her these last few weeks. Its all good stuff, but she needs a little time to process and then we should start seeing more progress and happier moods. Well, when she got out of her session, right after my meeting, she was in a great mood. It was such a relief. I wish there was a way for all of these changes to happen easily and smoothly. What would it take for us to know how to do that??
Anyway, the truth is, as I see it, Kate is amazing. She may not always be happy with all of these changes I am making or asking her to do, but she is doing them. I was just thinking about that today. Some of these things she has been doing (or thinking that she needs) for several years. How hard is it to break habits that I have been doing for several years? How hard is it for people to stop smoking or maintain a healthy weight? It is just as hard for her to go places without salamander or her fur or tail. But she is doing it!! It was such a process to get her to this place. Before Brain Balance she would have had meltdowns just talking about leaving salamander at home. But, she is becoming more flexible. And she really likes cookies! LOL. That is really a motivator for her. So I use it in exchange for these things that we are trying to help her let go of and move on to new ways of doing things. Chocolate cookies. I think I love them. Me and chocolate cookies, working together to move Kate to new levels. Oh ya, and throw in a little Brain Balance too. I am so glad that Kate has brought me here to learn all of these things!! She is so powerful!
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