We have excellent news to share -- we have a developmental aide for Stella. Her name is Kimberly, and she is starting on Monday (April 30). We have been waiting for PACE to assign us an aide since January (and have been on the waiting list since August) -- and of course this is after my huge fight with FSCD to get funding in the first place.
So, why are we so excited? (Over the moon, actually). The aide will spend 2 hours every day with Stella working on her developmental goals. Providence will still provide therapy and direction, but Kimberly will provide some much needed one-on-one attention. Most children, and especially children with ACC, learn through repetition. Stella needs a lot of repetition as part of her learning process.
The bad news is that Kimberly is only available until mid-August, when she goes back to her studies at Mount Royal College. We are hopeful that we can find a permanent aide for Stella by then. We are also hoping that the new daycare at the Alberta Children's Hospital will be open by then! (Original opening date: October 2006. New estimated opening date: September 2007).
Grateful, is the word of the day.
So, why are we so excited? (Over the moon, actually). The aide will spend 2 hours every day with Stella working on her developmental goals. Providence will still provide therapy and direction, but Kimberly will provide some much needed one-on-one attention. Most children, and especially children with ACC, learn through repetition. Stella needs a lot of repetition as part of her learning process.
The bad news is that Kimberly is only available until mid-August, when she goes back to her studies at Mount Royal College. We are hopeful that we can find a permanent aide for Stella by then. We are also hoping that the new daycare at the Alberta Children's Hospital will be open by then! (Original opening date: October 2006. New estimated opening date: September 2007).
Grateful, is the word of the day.
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