Well, a new school year. To refresh your memory my son had TM at
thirteen months, made a good recovery and is now nine years old. He went
off to fourth grade on Tuesday. So far, so good. In fact we stopped the
ditropan this summer and he comes home with, like, maybe a bladder drip or
two but that is all, no wet spots. The Ditropan did the trick when we
needed it and I was glad for it's effectiveness but I am glad to be
medication free as well.
One of my concerns is phys ed class - how can a kid with mild spinal cord
damage be on a "level playing field" with the other kids? As an adult you
can avoid competitive physical stuff altogether and just concentrate on
personal fitness, but in school you have to compete. And yet I do not want
to push for "adaptive" phys ed, that would really call attention to what is
a mild difference (except in gym!).
So which to choose
1) worst kid in the gym class - can't climb rope with left foot that won't
grab, runs clumsy, etc...
or
2) get pulled out for adaptive phys ed and be noticed as the dreaded
"different kid".
I'd love to hear from the thirteen year old boy on the list (Scott?) who
sounds so much like my son - they even have "foot drop" in the same foot.
How do you cope with gym?
Sincerely,
Joyce Kreuter