We have finished 7 weeks of the hyperbaric chamber, and Sophia's progress is nothing short of amazing! We have 1 week left. She is talking so much. She is using full sentences now, where before she would say, at the most, 3 words together. Her eye contact and attention span has improved greatly. She is sleeping much better. Her balance and coordination has improved quite a bit. She is now able to leap forward, whereas before she could barely get her feet off the ground to jump straight up.
Many of you have not had the privelege of spending a great deal of time with her, but if you had, you would know that her attention span was extremely short. So sitting and playing dolls, or barbies, or blocks, or whatever just wasn't something she did. The other night, she disappeared into her room for several minutes, probably 15, and came out with a huge lego creation that she called a house and quickly changed it to "daddy's work". For Sophia, that was a miracle. Before she didn't have the focus, let alone, the dexterity to complete a task like that. So, we were floored. I included a picture being the proud Mommy that I am.
So thank you all for your prayers. We are so grateful for this opportunity, and are so pleased with the results so far. We are going to do another round of treatments in another month or 2. But, for now we looking forward to starting the new school year with what seems like a brand new kid!
...And if I haven't said it before or enough, thank you Mom. We couldn't have taken advantage of this opportunity without her support. The chamber was in St. Pete, half way between Tampa and Sarsota. For the entire summer, Sophia would go stay in Tampa for several days at a time and my mom would take her to the treatments and keep her there so I could work. It was quite a juggling act for all of us, but we pulled together as a family and made it happen.
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Love-Love,
Jess and the rest of the Eskew clan
