Reflections

2011 brought another great year for this amazing little boy. After much hard work and repeated tries, he finally received his very own hart walker. Something that I had learned about from his fabulous OT a few years ago which additionally brought Jace into the intensive therapy program. His amazing feeding team helped pave the path to help Jace qualify for his own Ipad which is leading to more therapy opportunities as we will start 2012 by adding private speech and additional OT into his schedule. I am ecstatic for this amazing child to finally have an opportunity to communicate! A blended diet is still in the works but knowing that this just is not an overnight transition and will take some time to adjust, so for now, it is a plan to look forward to in the coming year. One of the greatest transitions was watching Jace enter Kindergarten, he has an awesome new team and the most incredible teacher. Every school day, he is excited, even on the days he is tired, as soon as he knows he is going to school, the most incredible smile spreads on his face. He is surrounded in an environment that seems to have been made especially for him, it is perfect. We have started the work towards getting Jace a new wheel chair, and are working towards his first tricycle. As Jace has taught me right from the start, impossible really means "I am possible"...and so when I reflect on the things I never imagined him doing so many years ago, I now know that he will have the same opportunities with the right equipment. We will be ringing in the new year together this year and maybe he will even do a little dance in his hart walker...you just never know with this kiddo!