Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Miracle (to me)
Hunter's teachers told us at the beginning of the year that it seemed to them that he couldn't process what he was hearing. So when a teacher would give him an instruction, he would do something completely different or get really confused and frustrated. He also can't hear the different vowels very well so he struggles with reading and spelling. We then talked to Hunter's occupational therapist (or as Hunter calls him Dr. Brian) about this and he said that sometimes kids like Hunter have wiring in their brain that doesn't match up to each other. He said that there was a way to fix that and that is by him listening to special classical music CDs that have different tones - it is hard for me to explain. Anyway, he listens to this twice a day for about 15 minutes each time. We have been doing it for months now and just the other day Hunter came up to Spence and I and said that he is starting to hear his teacher. We asked him what he meant and he said that he doesn't get confused anymore by what his teacher is telling him to do. Reading also has started to click for him. It is amazing because he has this new confidence in him and his self esteem has gone up. To me this is a miracle and I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for Him helping my Hunter Bear feel so good about himself!
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That's so sweet. And you don't have to feel like it's a miracle to you and no one else. The small and simple things sometimes are the most meaningful of miracles! I'm so happy for Hunter and the progress he's making!
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