Saturday, March 24, 2012

Courage and Determination

I have seen great people achieve great things. I have seen athletes push the limits and break world records. I have seen the sweat and tears that come with difficult tasks and the pleasure of seeing those things come to fruition.

Yet I have seen more courage and determination from a little once-orphan-girl that I now have the great pleasure, joy, and honor to call my own. Abandoned at birth, raised without a family, yet now loved and having a place to belong.

Cerebral palsy does not own my daughter. She is a fighter. She is courageous, she is determined!

Almost a year after her rhizotomy (SDR) and look at this girl go!








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13 comments:

  1. That is fantastic! She's really moving now, isn't she! Good for her - please tell Nina I am proud of her and give her a hug for me too :)

    I noticed in the 2nd video you kept telling her to put her arms down. Is she keeping them out because of muscle tone issues or is she still somewhat afraid she is going to fall? I have to say though, she gets herself up quite well when she does lose her balance.

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    1. Sabrina, it is very typical fr kids with CP to walk like that for balance until they feel ore comfortable...I think!

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  2. Wow! Ellen, I have followed your journey since before you went over to get Nina. Seeing her walk in those videos is the most amazing thing I have seen in a long time. What a blessing! :)

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    1. Thank you! I agree, it really is amazing.

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  3. That is AWESOME!!! Truly a wonder and a blessing that she has been equipped with that kind of determination!!

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    1. It took a while to come, but she's got it now!

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  4. Not only courage and determination, but CONFIDENCE!!! Look how far she has come from the little girl who would only say, "I can't!" to now the little girl who doesn't want to stop! YAY Nina! God is so good!

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    1. Yes Leah, that is it! Confidence!

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  5. By the way, we are constantly telling Asher to keep his arms down now. We think it was a combination of balance and vision problems that had his in the pterodactyl pose all the time, but now neither of those are problem so we're just working on breaking the habit. I can see that Nina's arm tends to get tighter as she gets more fatigued and she starts to compensate. I cannot get over how far she's come since her surgery!

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    1. We are really looking forward to her gait analysis in 3 weeks!

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  6. Yay Nina! I love the joy and enthusiasm she shows in her new accomplishment! It's amazing what love, determination and trust can do.

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    1. When I think of where she would be now had we not adopted her...the love of a family makes a big difference. She will forever have devoted cheerleaders to keep her going!

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  7. It took Sarah Kate over a year post-SDR to be able to stand without assistance, and almost 2-1/2 years to be able to stop and stand still. As for the "chicken wings" - we still nag her about it six years later!

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