Wednesday Veronika and I went to see our GP. We needed a couple of referrals for some of her upcoming appointments. The Brain Injury Rehab Specialist we see next week, and the Paed Cardiac surgeon in Melbourne for May 2nd. Then Veronika had her annual flu vaccination, and then asked about a new script for…

Monday we had the first of the tickets printed for Veronika Will Walk shows for May 28th.Yesterday was even better…..we sold the 1st two tickets to the Children’s Show for 1pm, May 28th 2011. Its so very exciting, and I can now actually see things coming together. 6 weeks ago, I gave myself 6 months…

Today Veronika and I had a few minutes to spare in between taking Jordan and Jakob to school, and when MyTime(Support group we go to for families with preschool age children who have a disability) started. So we went into my work so I could get a coffee. I ordered Veronika her babycino, yes I…

Veronika and I started this week by gate crashing the hearing impairment Playgroup. 2 of Veronika’s friends go and I have been thinking about taking her for quite some time now, and I finally had a day free that playgroup was on. So we turned up and introduced ourselves. Veronika had a lovely time, and…

Why do we cry when we are happy. I often wonder this, mainly when I have tears of joy. Today Veronika achieved a huge milestone, one that we have been working on for over 2 years. She fed herself a bottle, she has never had any interest in holding onto her bottle, even when her…

Veronika’s Eye checkup was good news……. What another busy week….but then I guess they all are! Monday Veronika had a hydrotherapy session and her physio came in. She was really impressed with the good work that Veronika is doing in the water. She is becoming so much stronger, and her balance is getting better. The…

Our Start to Veronika Will Walk….. This is just a quick update…. Yesterday we had our 1st Veronika Will Walk(VWW) fundraiser. We had a BBQ at K&D, after the drip pan in the BBQ caught fire and we had to empty a fire extinguisher over the BBQ,  they went to find another one we had…

National Disability Insurance Scheme This morning I got a call I had been expecting for a couple of days. It was from Michelle at The Mercury, our local newspaper. They were wanting to interview/chat to me about the National Disability Insurance Scheme(NDIS). I am hoping that I successfully managed to get my point across, that…

What a busy week…..ending with a weekend away at Down Syndrome Tasmania Family Camp Our Family had a lovely weekend away at Down Syndrome Tasmania Family Camp. It was a long drive there Friday(around 4 hours), Jordan, Jakob and Veronika all behaved really well in the car. There wasn’t even the usual arguments from the…