Sue’s been back this week. She has been putting in only a couple of hours each day but that’s for the best. I think she’s been surprised at how exhausting it is. Cathy still has the other two women she found helping her out so there’s a whole horde of people taking care of Maria.
The public pools have closed. They are open for only a couple of months which is a pity. The government’s so broke they cut back on hours and close the pools a week early to save money. It’s too bad because the swimming did Maria lot of good. Sue bought her a little backyard pool. Well “little” means it’s about ten feet long. The water’s only a feet or so deep, but that’s enough to float in. I took Maria in it for the first time and after she got used to the cold water, she had fun kicking her legs and doing a little splashing.
When I had her Friday she was pretty cranky all day and wouldn’t eat more than a few bites. Then right before I left, she threw up a whole lot. I hope she’s feeling better. She has to be better for the Wiggles tomorrow!
It’s frustrating when she’s obviously not feeling well but we can’t tell what it is. It is a headache? Upset stomach? Allergies? Ants biting her toes? Anxiety about healthcare reform? It will help when she can tell us what’s wrong.
Speaking of speaking, the speech therapist agrees with us that the Tech/Talk just isn’t doing much. We still haven’t figured out the inserts we need. The software makes sheets that are too big so we have to trim them down, but the difference between “too big to fit” and “small enough that they slide around when she uses them” is about 1/4″. Plus we have to laminate them and so on. It’s a giant pain and often we just don’t bother with it. The therapist is saying we need the VMax, the other device Cathy and I had wanted. She (the therapist) is going to try to get approval for that but I doubt they’ll allow it after only a few months.