It has been a LONG road to today. Last July, specifically, July 17, 2019, Colten was a very excited recipient of a GoHawkeye grant, which allowed him to get a FreeWheel from Living Spinal. Today, almost a YEAR later, he is finally able to actually benefit from this amazing grant and opportunity! Let me step […]
While the original slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry On”, was first brought to life on a motivational poster designed by the British in 1939 as they prepared for World War II, I am thankful to say that our slogan does not precede any wars, surgeries or the like. While this meme has been used in […]
Colten got his mobile stander last week! We’ve been working on this for a few months now and were anxiously awaiting this piece of equipment. But MAN is it a Hate/Love/Hate Relationship. Let me break it down… Colten HATES getting strapped into this. He LOVES wheeling around in it. He HATES when I take him […]
Last week during Colten’s physical therapy with the EarlyOn PT (we see her bi-weekly), the words “twister cables” came up and it made me reel. I wanted to shake the PT and say, “Just let him BE, he crawls around, he pulls to stand, he even stands to play with assistance. STOP making it harder.” […]
When I was progressing through my teacher education classes at MSU, I was focusing on early childhood and Deaf Education, so IFSPs – Individualized Family Service Plans, were of particular interest to me. Granted, I expected to be on the “other side of the table” during these meetings! IFSPs are done when children are from […]
Colten recently had his intake with Macomb ISD for their special education and EarlyOn services. As much as it’s interesting to see the reports they file, it still feels like a big stab in the heart when you read all the developmental areas they’re missing. Because when you live in the moment with this kid, […]
The Adventures of Colten Robert 