Showing posts with label physiotherapy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label physiotherapy. Show all posts

Sunday, 2 June 2013





1. Nightfury (or commonly called Toothless) was taken on an amazing adventure courtesy of little one's arm splints velcro.
2. Middle one.
3. Gelison our new adopted Orangutan courtesy of my beautiful Aunt.
4. Starting work on finding little one the best infant team of Allied Health in the 'outside' world.  They may be the most amazing physio, speechy or OT but I need them to suit little one and that is the tricky part.

Thursday, 30 August 2012

Treat or Manage?

Middle one's creative side
Sunshine time (although not too much with some of the meds we still have, oh and transplant in general)
We had a really good meeting with our respiratory doctor yesterday. She asked who we were going to use for general paeds in a few months once we move away from being under Dr brain the size of planet's care. I nearly cried. I don't want to see general paeds, I want Dr Brain for as long as we can. He knows little one better than any other doctor and I have always felt completely secure, safe and at peace with him. I am very (or maybe extremely) proud to call him our doctor and I want to stay with him forever, but I think that will not be the case as we move towards the management of little one's ongoing issues.

As transplant gets further away we are moving to the management of little one's issues such as respiratory, ENT, Gastro, physiotherapy, occupational therapy. Booking in regular bronchoscopes, grommets, planning for cleft repair and the change over for the peg. It feels weird but great at the same time. We are at the other end of the BMT process nearing our 12 months post date and I can not believe that it feels like yesterday but 10 years ago all in the one sentence.

One of our previous general paed doctors would say to me when they were trying to figure out what was wrong with little one... 'let's hope that it is treatable and then easily managed'... I understand that sentence more than ever know (maybe not the easily bit though, this young man is a lot of work, although so so so worth it, his happiness, strength and health is the best reward).

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Little ones flying machine... The Wingbo

We have an amazing physiotherapist, they always lend us new equipment to use for little one.

The latest edition to our loan collection has been the wingbo. Apparently it is not very well known in Australia, but little one is loving it!






The wingbo allows him to kick his legs to swing himself and the freedom and supported strength to be on his tummy without too much stress.

I don't know if they are available in Australia, but what I can find about them online they are a bit expensive. So I am hoping to keep it as a loan from our Physio for as long as we can! It has been such a great support for little one's low tone and neck muscles.

If here are any suggestions out there for other exercises and equipment for low tone babies, I would love to hear them!

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Posted by Ellen Greer