Melissa is doing very well. Other then a couple times when she has been sick she has been seizure free for almost 2 years without medication!

She is beginning to roll over more and her back strength has improved alot. She is beginning to fill out she now has muscles on her legs no more stick legs! At one point her legs were just bones and she had two deflated bags for butt cheeks. She is looking healthier and healthier all the time. She is smiling everyday and we can usually get her to laugh at least one time a day.

She is trying to “help” feed herself which usually just ends up with everything spilled all over her since she only has gross motor skills with her hands and can’t grasp the spoon. We have been using a feeding cuff more often while feeding her and that has been very helpful in limiting the mess when she want to help feed herself.

She is using a switch with her speech therapist and OT she is very consistent and understands the cause and affect that when she hits the switch something happens.

She is still doing swim therapy and her PT feels Melissa motivates the best when she is in the water.

We are planning on doing horse therapy with the STARS program again this summer as well. Melissa really enjoyed being able to ride with her big sister Shelby last summer. Shelby volunteers with the STARS program.