Never giving up
15th August 2015…severe central sleep apnea
When Veronika was admitted to Monash Childrens hospital for her hip rehab, I was asked if Veronika had sleep apnea(as apnea’s can often happen in children with Down syndrome). I said I wasn’t convinced Veronika
17th August 2015…return to school
This afternoon I dropped Veronika to school for the first time after missing 16 weeks of school, she hasn’t been since before easter….it’s been a tough few months following her hip reconstruction. Things didn’t go
19th August 2015 Vee
Veronika has been writing a ‘V’ for her name for a couple of years….we are now working on her recognising and writing ‘Vee’ for her name, because let’s face it we couldn’t of picked a
4th September 2015….writing my name
Veronika went to a birthday party for her friend Ellie, and my girl wanted to write her name in the card…..usually Veronika writes her name as ‘V’ but we have been working on her writing
9th September 2015…nasty chest infection
Miss Veronika has a nasty chest infection so she missed her athletics carnival for school today…..spent the day at home with Dad and enjoyed watching some of The Wiggles….apparently this is where she had to
29th September 2015….back at Monash Childrens for more rehab
We went for a walk to the local Coles supermarket in between Veronika’s therapy sessions today….was great to get out of the hospital for a walk and some sunshine…..even if it was to get some
3rd October 2015….Down Syndrome Awareness(acceptance) month
October is Down Syndrome Awareness month, I personally prefer Down Syndrome Acceptance Month….I think the greater population is ‘aware’ that there are people who have Down Syndrome….but there needs to be more acceptance. I believe
6th October 2015
My girl works so hard at everything she does. We were told ‘realistically Veronika would not walk again after her hip reconstruction’. I said to the ortho we were told after Veronika’s 1st MRI when
7th October 2015…World Cerebral Palsy Day
It’s world cerebral palsy day today……Miss Veronika showed everyone one the ward what’s she’s made of by doing not one but 2 laps of ward 42 north this afternoon…..mighty proud of herself too as she