Therapy | Lessons from my daughter

Xylophone

Christmas 1999, Emily is 18 months old and after 5 months of working on her physio exercises, she’s finally sitting independently.

This picture represents so much! This was such a huge milestone for all of us.

With 1 hour of physio therapy per month, we, Jonathan, our babysitter Monique and I did hours of exercises with Emily daily.

HOURS

Jon and I had full-time employment but Emily got all the physio, OT, speech, special education, nutrition and everything else she needed at home from us before and after work while our angel (Monique) did as much as she could while babysitting Emily and other kids!

This picture, this milestone, showed us once again that Emily could do more!

A to Z Challenge 2016 – Lessons from my Daughter (PR) #709

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We have a facebook page: If you want short updates and timely pictures of the little things that are happening in our life, please like and follow Lessons from my daughter‘s page.

You can also find me on Twitter at @plebrass

I am on Pinterest too: Lessons from my Daughter

Find more about about Cri du Chat syndrome at 5p- Society

Uniform

Emily loves her uniforms so today, you get pictures 😍

Cheer – purple and sparkles for competition and the best team jacket in the world! She has some nice training gear too but somehow I don’t have a picture…

Horseback riding – pants, boots and helmet!

Baseball shirt and baseball hat

Uniforms give Emily (and others too I hope) a sense of belonging.

The uniform makes you part of the team and this means the world to me as when I look at Emily, I still see that little girl who wanted to be part of team so badly but just didn’t fit anywhere.

When you are this awesome and extraordinary, you can’t easily fit everywhere, you need to find those special places where your brightness can shine.

I am so proud of my girl for not giving up and slowly finding her place. Her Cri du Chat syndrome, once again, doesn’t define her! She defines herself!

Do you wear a uniform? If so, please tell me about it in the comment.

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A to Z Challenge 2016 – Lessons from my Daughter (PR) #712

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We have a facebook page: If you want short updates and timely pictures of the little things that are happening in our life, please like and follow Lessons from my daughter‘s page.

You can also find me on Twitter at @plebrass

I am on Pinterest too: Lessons from my Daughter

Find more about about Cri du Chat syndrome at 5p- Society