Saturday was the big day. Team Jenny 5K run/walk and children's fun run in Fremont Ohio. The weather was perfect and there was a great turn-out. It was fabulous to meet Jenny Burroughs and her family. Jenny was in a terribly accident a few years ago and the community rallied behind her to raise money to help with medical expenses. Jenny decided to keep the spirit alive by continuing with an annual charity race to benefit others in the community facing a medical crisis. This year, Drake was selected as the beneficiary of the race. We haven't yet heard how much was raised on Saturday, but regardless of the amount, we are extremely thankful for Jenny and all those that participated! Drake did pretty well during the event, though we believe he did have several small absence and complex partial seizures - excitement tends to bring them on and it was definitely an exciting day for him. We hope to pay-it-forward by attending the race next year as participants, with his service dog in tow. :)
In other "news"... Drake began Occupational Therapy on Friday. They started the session by putting headphones on him with childrens music, then putting him in a therapy swing for several minutes. It's amazing what a difference this made in his temprament and ability to focus on tasks the remainder of the therapy session! We're thinking we need to get him a small mp3 player and headphones for home and outings now.
Today we go for his Physical Therapy evaluation. Several providers (Early Intervention teacher, Developmental Pediatrician, and Occupational Therapist) have noted that he has an unsteady gait and weak core muscle tone. He turns his feet in when walking intermittently, which results in him literally tripping over his own feet. It will be interesting to see what the Physical Therapist thinks. Everytime we go for an evaluation, I have this feeling that they are going to tell us he's right on target, nothing to worry about. I keep thinking I'm just being this over-reactive mom that worries too much and unnecessarily. Everytime I'm proven wrong and realize it's a good thing I've been listening to my "mommy instinct." Will today bear the same results?