Blog 12
4/17/15
On Friday, Makenzie and I worked with Jessica again.
Jess was very excited to see us and we got right to work. We transferred
Jess into the blue chair. I was informed that she loves following people
around in wheelchairs. So, Makenzie and I sat in chairs and had Jess follow us.
We decided to take Jess upstairs for the majority of the hour. It took a few
minutes for her to get started but with encouragement she was on the move. She
would push with her one foot about 3-5 times really fast then take a break.
It was great to see that she was working so hard. She needed some
assistance steering the chair but would do the majority of the pushing on her
own. Either Makenzie or I would go behind Jess so she was encouraged to follow
one of us. The other one of us would guide the steering of the blue chair. We
noticed that Jess really enjoyed all types of people. Whenever someone would
walk by she would stop and look at them until they were gone. Sometimes she
would even put her hand out like she was waving to them. I encouraged this.
This is a great affective piece to work on with her. We also played all kinds
of music. She really got happy when she heard Taylor Swift. Overall, I am very
happy with how Jess did today. She worked hard the entire time. She was always
happy and engaged with people well. I was also happy to see how Makenzie
was interacting with Jess. She still was a bit shy at first but warmed up to
her. I can tell that this is changing her in a positive way. Jess
really seemed to like Makenzie and this was a great thing to see. I am
very excited to work with Jess again next week but am sad this is coming to an
end.
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