Annie had a good day today, even with her stress-dose 'roid attitude. She has kept everything in her tummy since our fiasco in the ER on Tuesday, and today took her first step by herself while working with OT Beth. She also graduated from the syringe to a sippy cup today. Hooray! It'll take me a few days to get up the nerve to use it more often than the syringe, and as with everything, I'm usually the speedbump to her next step forward.

I was reading in an online article about recovery from brain injuries that some people who don't live with their families actually fare better than those who do, because their mom isn't doing everything for them. Like Beth says, "Sometimes help isn't help." Something else I need to be aware of and pray for--wisdom to know when to let Annie struggle and when to do it for her.

Jean


Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,

“ This is the way, walk in it,”
Whenever you turn to the right hand
Or whenever you turn to the left. Isaiah 31:21