A Woo Hoo Kind Of Day
September 30th, 2009
Ella’s strenghth today has been that of 5 kids! No kidding! She took my hand and pulled herself up into a standing position! It was incredible:) Even though she still needs us to help her into these positions the point is she is making that connection as to what her body is capable of doing. I can see each day that she understands what her new therapy is all about and she is so tolerant of all these new positions and wants to be up all the time. She would much rather be sitting up these days and interacting with us than laying on the floor. This new change is very exciting as it shows us she wants and knows that she can be more involved with what is going on around her. Her sitting skills have improved 100% since her trip to China. Her legs are out stretched in front of her and she is not so rounded in her sitting, she is sitting very straight most of the time. In PT we are working on her side line movement to get her to transition on her own into a sitting position. If we could accomplish this which our new PT says we WILL do! ( I love that guy:), what an amazing thing that would be. This is goal #1.
As far as Ella’s vision goes, I saw a huge improvement last week as I placed a book in front of her without saying anything to her and she began to focus, smile and then reach out and touch the pages. She did this a number of times and then I began telling her about what was on the pages. She really looks at our faces so much more now and looks right into our eyes. We have no doubt that she is using her vision a lot more than before.
We pray that Ella remains healthy this winter so that she continues to be strong so she can support herself with her sitting and such. Please keep those prayers coming~ we continue to feel them working their power everyday in our lives. Thanks for all the emails and other messages we continue to receive, we love hearing from each of you and knowing you are still cheering for our sweet little girl. GO STEM CELLS!!!!
Until next time,
Tanya
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1. Robbin | September 30th, 2009 at 11:48 am
This is so wonderful. You and your family are always in my prayers. I know Ella will continue to grow stronger and stronger as each day passes, and will show you all the amazing things she can do.
Love,
Robbin
2. Enola | September 30th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
WAY TO GO ..ELLA
keep up the good work. The whole Bentler family is in our prayers…. Enola and Emory
3. Katie Corkern | October 1st, 2009 at 12:52 am
Hi Tanya and Ella,
I’m so happy to hear of all of the improvements Ella is making! I just knew those smart cells would do wonders on her body! What you describe sounds just like how Connor started…he would sit straight up at first, but he eventually learned how to sit up and get down on his own. Wonderful news! We are speaking at a Stem cell rally in Springfield Missouri this weekend….speaking of the wonders and miracles of stem cells! I agree….Go stem cells!
Love yall,
Katie and Connor Corkern
4. Carla Nelson | October 1st, 2009 at 2:42 am
It is great to get the update! We pray for Ella every week at the Ollie Baptist Church and people are always asking me if I have heard anything. Loren R. talked about Ella last week at the hospital. She was excited about Ella’s being able to talk some.
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