Another successful day

Cassie has settled in well at Ability camp.  She has classes from 0800 am until 2pm.  Many of the other children do hyperbaric oxygen therapy at 2:30 but we are not doing this therapy so Cassie plays with her new friends.  Yesterday after class Cassie and Samuel went into the Conductive Education Class and played Ability camp.  It was heartwarming to see. I have learned a set of 15 stretching exercises that I do with Cassie each morning.  It is quite physical stretching your child.  Cassie has a full day with Passive exercises, lying program, standing program, sitting program and individual program.  I was fascinated with how little equipment is used.  The rooms have floor space and carpet space.  The have stools and chairs, ladders and wood.  Wooden dowls and bean bags.  There is not that much more equipment involved.  The conductors are very friendly to the children.  Cassie's class has 12 year old Jessie from Edmonton AB, 10 year old Dre from Michigan, 9 year old Samuel from Calefornia and 8 year old Cassie.  All four children are ambulatory.  Samuel uses to canes to walk.  Cassie is fitting in well in the class.  She does not appear to mind being the only girl.  There is alot of laughter, jokes and the children motivate each other.  Cassie is extremely tired at the end of the day.  She has stiffness and sore muscles.  The conductors encourage the children to take a bath in Sage.  Sage is a natural muscle relaxer.  Cassie will be in much better shape after five weeks.  I think every child with cerebral palsy should have a chance to experience this therapy at least once in their lifetime.  

Cassie is having a terrific time.  She has had no homesick at all today.  We are finding time for homework and are working on reading.  Cassie is doing all the words that we brought so we are making new ones.  Two of the siblings at camp are home schooled and it is hard to separte the kids and make them knuckle down from playing and do homework.