Tuesday

Today I worked with Kathleen in the morning. Our first Peruvian was a 7 year old little boy named Francisco who had Polio. His mother still carried him every where they went due to his disability. She would come to school with him everyday because she needed to carry him. Kathleen stood him up and he seemed to be able to stand and walk a little bit with assistance. We thought that a walker would be good to strengthen his legs and possibly he may be able to walk someday.
There were no peds walkers. Kathy had a harness that could be put on an adult walker to adapt it to a child. We put him in it and a HUGE smile came to his face. He walked by himself (with the help of the walker and supervision). He did not want to stop to come sit in his chair. When he finally did, he was pushing himself all over. What a happy little boy. Now he could hang out with his friends, be more independent, and mom can be relieved as well.