Day two: BRACE yourself.
Today we hit the ground running. We brought out the donated shoes and orthotics for the kiddos in the physical therapy gym. Kelly and Cara rocked it out with fitting kids for appropriate orthotics ALL morning. Maggie, Katie, and Tiffany were there to hold down the fort and herd the crowd. There was literally a crowd around them waiting for their turn to be fitted. An ENTIRE duffel bag of braces and shoes were handed out to these sweet kiddos. Everyone was so thankful and the smiles on their caregivers/families faces were priceless!
After lunch, we spent some time with our friend Ivan from yesterday. We gave him a new chair to sit in while eating which gave him more support. We saw a BIG improvement from just yesterday with feeding himself independently. He worked so hard and gave us a big smile with Kelly at the end! (See below)
Also, we brought out the tennis balls today (shout out to Fayetteville Athletic Club for the 100 donated tennis balls!!!). You should see the look on the kids faces when we give them a ball. SO EXCITED AND THANKFUL!
Prayer request: Tomorrow we are giving a big presentation to the therapists, staff, and doctors of HVP Gatagara. We will be going over occupational and speech therapy in pediatrics and spinal cord injuries. They specifically asked for a presentation over spinal cord injuries because they are wanting to open a spinal cord unit at the hospital.