Health & Fitness
The Thinks She Can Think
Juliana is getting into the home therapy groove and tolerating our amateur attempts to bring her life back to clarity and balance.
Therapy at home has been an interesting combination of activities designed specifically to seem like we aren’t doing therapy at all. So far, Juliana seems to be in agreement with little resistance. We have incorporated activities into her daily schedule that require standing and balancing and also encourage independent living skills. For example, to take her large quantity of vitamins they are placed in a dish on the counter and she must stand reach and take them all herself. Sounds simple, right? Well she must use her balance and hand eye coordination for 3-5 minutes. For someone who hasn’t been independently successful at either in over 2 years, it is a work in progress. (For the full Blog Update visit www.forjuliana.org and be sure to watch the video at the end
