Elizabeth:

Thanks for your reply.  We live in a small community in north west Arkansas.
We do have access to therapy services for Michael.  However, up until this
time we were able to lift him by using his own spasticity to help.  Now that
he is relaxed we need some help in lifting the kid.  Until the surgery has
had time to heal a little, he can't do too much.  It will be another week
before he is able to get in his walker again.  We are just trying to figure
out if there is anything out there to help lift and move him around the
house until he is able to help us more.  He will need to learn how to use
his muscles again.  He is already crawling around the house on the floor
using an army crawl.


Joe Young
Remember that the Ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built by
professionals.

If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have
monkeys and apes?


-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Elizabeth Hill Thiers
Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 5:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Parent needing help


Joe,
Where do you live?  It's too bad the therapists haven't already helped you
with transfer skills.  Where is your son recieving services?  At school or
in a private clinic?  You may be able to convince your insurance company to
get you some visits at a private clinic so that you and Michael can be seen
on a more individual basis.  I can't really reccommend good techniques
without actually seeing Michael and his skills.  There are several programs
that can assist mobility one of which is called the MOVE program that gets
people into a more vertical posture for many different skills.

Elizabeth Thiers, OTR
email: [log in to unmask]
homepage: http://www.bv.net/~john/bethsot1.html

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> From: JOE YOUNG <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: ADMIN: signing off cpalsy
> Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 12:23 PM
>
> I'll change the subject gladly.
>
> My son Michael just got a Baclafen pump installed and he is gone from
being
> a 70 pound board to a 70 pound beanie baby in just one week.  We are
> thrilled with the results of the surgery and have good hopes of positive
> results with therapy.
>
> Here's my questions:
> 1) Any suggestions for devices to lift him out of bed or out of his chair
or
> vice versa?
>
> 2) We haven't learned from the therapists what kind of strengthening
> exercises he is going to need.  For those of you who have this, what kind
of
> exercises can parents do at home outside the therapy sessions that would
> help him develop strength in the various muscles he needs to develop?
>
> 3) Any other suggestions or warnings I need to be aware of?  Any comments
> that would be helpful to us as parents?
>
> Joe Young
> Remember that the Ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built by
> professionals.
>
> If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have
> monkeys and apes?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jasper van Beusekom
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 7:49 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: ADMIN: signing off cpalsy
>
>
> People,
> I think this mailinglist is slowly degrading to one where only the
> technical messages are exchanged. I have seen just too many repetitions
of
> the same; individual good intentions and views on how to unsubscribe that
> all get close to what one really should do, yet don't work.
>
> >    [log in to unmask]
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> SJUVM isn't even on the internet anymore, that's for about two years
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>
> If one wants to express care and help on another, please keep that on the
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>
> Jasper
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