Nelson arrived at New Day around the time
that Nelson Mandela died, and so it seemed appropriate to name him in his
memory. Nelson is a lovely little boy, whose smile will quickly steal the
hearts of anyone around him. He laughs often, with his mouth wide, eyes closed
and belly bouncing with each chuckle- he is so fun to be around!
Nelson has recently started attending
therapy with Zoey the Physical Therapist. He is practising crawling and
standing but has very low muscle tone so its quite hard work for him!
Fortunately, Nelson has a weakness... balls! Any size, any color- as long as
it will roll and bounce Nelson goes wild for them! He will crawl for them,
reach for them, and often even stand for them; its a great weakness to have in
therapy!
In the therapy room we have some large
exercise balls. The combination of standing and bouncing next to one of these
whilst watching himself in the mirror was possibly the funniest thing Nelson
has ever experienced! He had all the therapists in fits of laughter as he
merrily bounced and giggled away whilst pulling funny faces.
Nelson has many challenges ahead of him in
his life, but I know that with a joyful heart much can be achieved. We believe
in you Nelson, keep smiling!
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This post was written by our Occupational Therapist, Jenny
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This post was written by our Occupational Therapist, Jenny
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