Veronika Will Walk…
What other people say about Veronika….Wednesday, January 5, 2011
What other People Say About Veronika Last year I came across a resource called “What I’d Like You to Know About Me” or “About Me” for short. I was offered to opportunity to create one
To google or not to google…Wednesday, January 12, 2011
To Google or not to Google…. To Google or not to Google?, That is the question…..Last October when we saw Veronika’s paediatrician, I asked if we could see a baby neurologist. I was shocked when
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Stop yelling at me! Another busy couple of weeks have passed. We are back to the normal 4-5 Doctor and allied health appointments a week, so there is still never a dull moment in the
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Maybe some answers tomorrow!?!? Tomorrow we are off to see Veronikas occupational therapist early in the afternoon, then after that we are off to see the pediatrician. Maybe we might get some answers about the
Friday, February 11, 2011
My Little Climber….. Miss Veronika has learnt to climb! She climbed onto the couch all by herself in late January. I was and still am one very HAPPY Mummy. I have to admit it was
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Back to the normal routine….. Well our boys Jordan 8 and Jakob 6, have been back at school for 2 weeks, which means that Veronika and I have gotten back into the swing of the
Sunday, February 20, 2011
My Little Project…. When your baby is 1 week old, and she has her 1st MRI and the results aren’t what you thought you would ever hear, let alone something you never want to hear……Veronika
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou….No really THANKYOU. Oh my goodness, What a week. What started our as my latest blog post, about my little project, to get Veronika a hydrotherapy spa, to give her every chance to
Veronika Will Walk…
Just over 6 years ago I was told Veronika would never walk, following her 1st MRI when she was a week old.
6 years ago I made a commitment to my baby girl, that one day she WOULD walk, that she would walk into her 1st day of school….and in February 2013 she did just that. She walked into kinder with the assistance of her trusty walking frame.
This year, 2014, so far has been an amazing year for Veronika. 5 years and 10 months after I was told Veronika would never walk, she began to walk independently, and her teacher captured that moment as she tottered around the classroom….and she has become more stable on her feet since. This was on Easter Sunday, a month after Veronika started to independently walk.
Veronika Will Walk….medically not possible, but with the power of love and determination the impossible became possible….
and I continue to believe Veronika Will Walk
I have had many people ask me when and what I am going to change the name of my blog to, because Veronika is now walking
but
in true Veronika style she continues to write her own book.
Veronika is walking…for the moment and I am so unbelievably happy that she is walking…
but I have to believe Veronika will continue to walk….
in true Veronika style the goal posts keep moving
EVERY step Veronika takes puts an unbelievable amount of stress on her joints, and she has begun to hyper extend her left knee(her side affected by her hemiplegia)when walking. I was told by her physio to not let her walk once she tires and starts hyper extending her knee. I thought that Veronika was only hyper extending her knee when she was tired, but when another physio looked at Veronika, we noticed she is hyper extending her knee on EVERY step, and the physio then said if we don’t do something NOW to preserve Veronika’s joints, she WILL NOT physically be able to walk within 2-3 years….
and I was shattered ALL over again…
because we have worked so hard to get Veronika to the point where she has found her feet, and then to find out with in a couple of months of her independently walking that she may not be able to walk long-term and may be fully dependent on a wheelchair with in a few short years.
so today Veronika CAN walk
and into the future Veronika Will Walk
and continue to walk, guided by her specialists, doctors and therapists that look after her.
