Path's Recovery Journey

Hello friends! I hope everyone is enjoying summer. It’s been pretty busy for us the past few weeks. We have some updates: - Path has her new glasses which will help her work her eye muscles and continue to improve her ability to focus. - we got her the promised cats - two brothers from Paws of Hope that are cute and funny. Path has already been trying to move her arms to pet them. - Path will be having an additional upcoming surgery in the next few weeks to insert a pump for medicine that will help her muscle spasms. The doctor is very confident this will help her ability to heal if she is not constantly fighting against tight muscles and pain. - Following surgery she will most likely do another round of therapy at Mary Free Bed to continue to focus on her healing. We don’t have dates or times yet but will hopefully have a better idea of timing in the next week or so. Have a wonderful holiday week! ❤️ - Elizabeth 

June is dysphagia Awareness month - which is the medical term for a variety of issues surrounding difficulty swallowing. Over the past several months Path has been working incredibly hard on swallowing and remembering how to use the muscles in her mouth and throat. The good news is that she can safely swallow and building on that we will work on regaining her ability to eat food. She does continue to make progress with swallowing and we are excited to see how she progresses over the next few months. ❤️

On June 12th and 13th we held a rummage sale to benefit Path's therapies and other recovery needs. It was a huge success with over 20 different families who donated their items, and volunteers who helped sort and price, manage the sale, and then clean up! THANK YOU to everyone who donated so many wonderful items to the Rummage Sale and THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered their time to help organize, price, set up, manage, and clean up, as well as our lemonade stand kids! This was a massive undertaking and I could not have done it alone! Also THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by to shop and donate 💲! All together we raised $3118.46 for Path's therapies and other health and recovery needs! I would definitely say this was a success! 💕 -Lydia

Yesterday was a big day. Path attended a few minutes of the boys rugby match at St. Joe (which they later went on to win). While we weren’t able to stay for long - it was a massive win for Path. Because the fact she was there for a few minutes meant that she was having a good day. She wanted to go. We only had to leave because I learned that two blankets are not equal to a jacket and she was cold. Path was brave and amazing and we are so proud of her. Next time we will pack more warm clothes and hopefully be able to stay out longer. ♥️ - Elizabeth 

We have had Path home for almost a month now. It’s wonderful and tiring and so nice for us all to be together again. We are settling into a new routine and getting used to our new speech, OT, and PT team. We are enjoying to continue to challenge Path with holding herself in an upright position - and she’s doing so so well. With determination and strength, she continues to move forward. ❤️🌈❤️ - Elizabeth 

It’s been a wonderful and busy weekend. We’ve had visits from her friends and family, and with the nice weather we were able to get Path outside and enjoying the warm weather. Here’s to the next steps. - Elizabeth