This is very coll!!!-Gary


On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Cindy Bushnell wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Okay, so I have to brag.  My family would have no use
> for this information, so I thought you would all
> appritiate it or at least understand why I am so
> thrilled.  As you probably know Lizzy Jo turned 2 Jan.
> 8th.  She has mild spastic CP.  She crawls, walks with
> a walker, and untill now sat up only with support
> against her back.  Now for the exciting part:
> She was laying on the floor on her back ( her usual
> position of preference) tonight and wanted to sit up,
> I told her she'd have to wait as I was trying to get
> her year old sister Stephanie to sleep.  Well, I'll be
> darned if she didn't try to set her self up on the
> floor and after about 5 tries SHE DID IT BY HERSELF!!!
>  I cried tears I was so excited for her!!  We have
> been working in therapy on this exclusively probably a
> good 6 months and she just couldn't do it, had no use
> to do it, or what ever.  As a matter in fact, today
> was therapy day and as usual, we worked and she
> couldn't do it.  Thank Goodness she has a strong
> will(although that does work against us at
> times)what's really funny she is a bit of a
> perfectionist also, and does not usually work on
> things that she is going to fail at in front of
> people.  So maybe now you can understand my
> excitement, not only did she reach this BIG milestone
> for her, but that she allowed me to be a part of
> seeing it.
> As I casually mentioned before my family has no use
> for this information.  They do not understand (nor do
> they want too) what a very big milestone this is for
> Lizzy and us as her parents.  This comes at a very
> good time, as my own faith in what we were told about
> what Lizzy would be able to do was dwendaling.  Just
> proves to me never give up!!!
>
> Love to all     Cindy Bushnell and Lizzy Jo
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