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“Go Back. Make Tracks.” A 12 Days of Christmas Poem
By     |    Jan 2, 2014
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“Go Back. Make Tracks.” A 12 Days of Christmas Poem

Here’s some nice news…we actually got to have Christmas at home! Oh joy…it was very simple but it was together , sweet and homey. (Much preferred to hospitally!) Sara Ann enjoyed her little tree in her room . It started out with just pine cone decor and gradually morphed into a real little handsomely dressed Christmas tree. and her favorite gifts were two international dolls I found at the wonderful Good […]

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Little Victory…W-H-A-L-E

Little Victory…W-H-A-L-E

Little victory at the hospital this week. Yes Sara was in the hospital YET again…admission #132….another respiratory virus. So here is what happened. The occupational therapist came by to work with her. She’d heard that she could write hand over hand. I think few believe here that she can really write. So Sara wrote with her (not me) a little drawing of a whale. I said Sara tell her what […]

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Sara Update 54
By     |    Oct 12, 2011
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Sara Update 54

Sara Update 54 July 2011 HAPPY Stuff – a Break through Month The Pen Pal The month of July was a break through month for us…..breaking out of a long heavy dark cloud into a new world. (It’s been unbelievably rough with little to no nursing since January.) But the positive changes really began at the end of June, when Sara Ann’s teacher Danielle, suggested that Sara have a Pen […]

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Sara Update 53
By     |    Jan 17, 2011
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Sara Update 53

January 17, 2010 Hi Guys and Gals, Well the drama continues to unfold…   Call from the case worker Wednesday January 4th Hugh received a call from our health insurance case worker. She noticed that there was a change in the amount of nursing coverage we are to receive. Under the new plans created because of the Obama health rulings, Blue Cross is now only offering 360 hours of nursing […]

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Sara Update 52
By     |    Jan 17, 2011
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Sara Update 52

Sara Update 52 Christmas 2010 and New Years 2011 Hello All, Thanks! Bless you all and thank you for your continued support, interest in our story and Sara Ann’s progress. Our holiday was very different this year….everything seemed to happen early beginning with a tea party Nov. 30th and concert at Tambussi Dance Studio on Dec. 10th. I even got the shopping and wrapping done early which is really unusual […]

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Sara Update 51 Banner Week!

Sara Update 51 Banner Week!  Banner Week Sara Ann had a banner week last week. Here’s what happened as posted in my journal: “Today was a banner day for Sara Ann. For the first time, she both drew and spelled words for us, without our speaking or spelling the words aloud for her. Sara’s teacher asked her what she learned in summer school. She drew waves. I said, ‘Looks like’ […]

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Sara Update 50

Sara Update 50 – Things are looking way up! Hi Everybody,  This an update I wrote back in July…but my computer stopped working and I couldn’t access the e-mal list til now. Much has happened…some really great stuff since then…but I’ll tell you that story soon in Update 51….in the meantime here’s to catching up:  Video of Sara Ann the Star! Here’s some great, great news!!! Candice Spielman, the cinematographer […]

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Sara Update 49

April 3, 2010 Human Yo-yo Ok, where do I start…We were to train a new nurse last Sunday night. So after a full 8 hour morning shift with a very goopy Sara from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, then teaching voice lessons from 3:00 to 9:00 pm, and cooking dinner, I went to bed at 11:00 to sleep until 3:00 am when I planned to relieve Hugh. He stayed up […]

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She’s reading!!!

Here’s what Sara Ann did today. I gave her a big card that had the word “love” emblazoned on the front. I said, “Do you know what that says, Sara?” She paused. She looked. “Yah” she answered. “Tell me what it says.” Pause… pause. “You say it.” I didn’t give any hints. Pause …pause …pause….”Love”… “OMG!! You can read!!” I shouted. She giggled uncontrollably because she was so proud of […]

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