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that we have. We are sad to be graduating this year, but
are so thankful for the two years that Emery spent at such
an amazing school. We have been shown love, encourage-
ment and been given tools to help Emery live her best life!
started working on sitting, crawling, and standing. She
started sitting when she was 2 years and 10 months old,
and crawling at 3 years old.
We are forever grateful for the LLH and their staff; they
have truly not only helped Emery, but supported us as
parents.
We had been told about the LLH by our therapists, and put
her on the waiting list when she was 2.5 years old. We were
so excited to get the call that Emery was accepted into the
LLH and would start August 2016. Within two months, she
was starting to pull up to stand on her own! She tolerated
being around other kids, she became very social and was
babbling. She made huge progress that first year.
The LLH’s Vision Specialist, Sherry Gurney, advised us to
be seen by a neuro-ophthalmologist, as she thought that
Emery had Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI). We had never
heard of CVI, but after doing some research, knew without
a doubt that Emery had CVI. The LLH staff immediate-
ly started using CVI protocols with her, and she started
reacting to her environment more appropriately. It was a
blessing to have this diagnosis, because we were able to
manipulate Emery’s environment to help her more! After
speaking to Emery’s LLH therapists during her second
year, we consulted a neurologist who finally gave us the
diagnosis we expected, Right Sided Hemiplegia Cerebral
Palsy. With a diagnosis in hand, we have been able to get
equipment covered and find resources to help Emery live
her best life! We have met amazing parents who stop at
nothing to fight for their child, and it is encouraging to
have friends that share the same struggles and victories
Muddy Pigs Day at the LLH
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