Fighting Joey: Becoming a Scrooge!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Becoming a Scrooge!

Over the years I have become a scrooge. The planning and shopping and wrapping and cooking it's just to much. We celebrate Hanukkah with my family. A Hanukkah party with my moms side and then another with my dads side. We also celebrate X-mas with my husbands side of the family. So things are busy.

The kids have been given homework on their vacation, and not just a little, but BIG projects. I HATE homework. We leave on New Years Eve to go camping. Yeah! Camping is very relaxing and a great way to start of the new year.

Amongst all the holiday hoopla, I am still taking Joey to his therapy. Twice a week down near LAX we go. He just began his tomatis therapy again. This seems to really calm him and center him. We are not doing any other alternative therapies (ie: HBOT, NeuroSuit, Biofeedback) for a while. I am working on getting Joey to China for Stem Cell Therapy. I am also continuing my research on other alternative therapies. As far as 'How Joey is doing', he made a lot of improvements after his last NeuroSuit session in November and has now plateaued. Which is OK. He is loose and happy and is finally gaining weight after 2 years. Hopefully in March his feeding tube will come out.

Happy Holiday and Happy New Years to everyone. May 2009 be the best year ever.

1 comment:

Gayle said...: MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANUKKAH TO EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY!!!!!!

Best wishes to all of you, and continued improvement for Joey in 2009.

Love,
Cousin Gayle; December 25, 2008 at 8:43 AM

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NeuroSuit Therapy

NeuroSuit Therapy is an intensive therapy program. You can read more about them by clicking the link above.

Accomplishments: Joey has gained his head and trunk control, learned to sit, crawl, bare weight on his arms and legs. He began talking during NeuroSuit Therapy. He has made more progress during this therapy then any other Physical or Occupational therapy he has done.

Physical and Occupational Therapy

I take Joey to the NAPA Center in Los Angeles 2x/wk, 2 hrs each time. The NAPA Center is also where Joey does his NeuroSuit Therapy. The therapist here are the best. They keep him stretched, loosened and continue teaching him how to work his body.

Tomatis Therapy

This therapy is a listening therapy. Classical music is played at different decipels to train his ear muscles to contract and expand with different sounds.

Accomplisments: He became more grounded, more centered. His eyes focus more and he is much more relaxed. His fime motor skills have also improved.

This is a home program specifically designed for Joey. You can click on the click above to read more about them. This program allows me to work with Joey at home. It compliments the therapy done at the NAPA Center.

Equestrian Therapy

Horse Back Riding. Accomplishments: He has gained incredible trunk control. Click the link for more information.

HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy)

This is an hour session where Joey is put in a chamber that supplies him 100% oxygen under pressure. The oxygen penetrates deep into his major organs which increases blood supply. The link will give you more information on the center I take him to.

Accomplishments: Lessen his tone. He has regained his eyesight somewhat. He also has improved cognitively.

Please feel free to contact me if you would like more information on the therapies.

Cranial Sacral Therapy

This is appro. a 20-45 minute therapy. The best way for me to describe it is it is like chiropractic, nothing is being cracked. The doctor is adjusting your body to get the spinal fluid moving freely through the spinal cord to the brain and to unclog any blocks due to the injury.

Stem Cell Therapy

Joey underwent stem cell therapy in China in August 2009. He received 6 injections. 2 IV and 4 Spinal. You can read all about the therapy on Joey's blog or click the title link for information on the company we went through.

Accupressure

Electric Wave Therapy

Feeding Therapy

Massage Therapy