tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25754705420315683612024-03-05T15:38:19.689-08:00Pray For TaiseiTaiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-53396207085021445892014-12-02T22:52:00.000-08:002014-01-23T21:42:47.014-08:00About Me<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal;">
Hi everyone! My name is Taisei (pronounced "Ty-Say")!! <o:p></o:p><br />
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I am 7 years old and my favorite activities include listening to music, going to a pool with my dad, having books read to me, and playing with my 3 year old sister Hana (although we fight sometimes).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let me tell you a little bit about myself. When I was 10 months old, I fell from a booster seat and hit my head. I don't remember much but I was carried to a hospital in a helicopter where I was diagnosed as having a traumatic brain injury. With internal cranial bleeding, I went through a surgery. My doctor told my parents that I had a 50:50 chance of surviving but I fought for my life and survived. But as a result of my injury, I lost control of my body. When I left the hospital, I wasn't able to hold up my head, move around on my own or eat my favorite food anymore.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since then, I have worked really hard to gain back what I had lost. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, feeding therapy and other therapies became part of of my daily routine. Most of the time I don't enjoy these therapies because the therapists work me really hard and I cry sometimes. Nothing comes easy to me but gradually I made progress. I am now able to hold up my head, make eye contact with my parents, eat more food from my mouth, and even speak a few words (I can say my mom's name too). Also, my parents got me a nice walker which helps me stand on my legs and move around a little. Recently, I also started going to an elementary school where I enjoy spending time with other kids.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Although I have my challenges, I am a normal boy who loves to do things that other kids enjoy. I just can't do everything well. But my parents love me very much and I take my life one day at a time. And I don't take for granted any little progress that I make...like being able to walk a few steps further using my walker. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So when you see me, please hold my hand and say hi! I am very friendly and I like to make new friends. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you for reading my blog!! God bless you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Taiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-47928111761926005832014-08-12T21:29:00.001-07:002014-08-12T21:41:19.640-07:00One Step Forward!<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I have been working on Taisei’s reflex integration method since the Masgutova camp in January (which you helped us attend
through the fundraiser). Every day for 2
hours, I would do all the reflex integration and stretching exercises that I learned
at the camp. Honestly, this hasn’t been
easy! There were days when Taisei was
too tired after school and he was less than cooperative. Not to mention my 3 year old daughter constantly
crying for my attention while I worked on Taisei. But I have been diligent because I am DETERMINED
to do whatever I can to help my son!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">As a result, we have seen some visible
improvements! When Taisei is on his
walker, Taisei’s legs used to cross frequently which prevented him from taking
steps smoothly. We determined that this
was caused by his inner thigh muscles being too tight. With Masgutova exercises, we have seen HUGE
improvements in his walking. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">While we still have long ways to go, we
believe every little improvement counts and it provides us with the motivation
to keep marching on. Never give-up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Thanks for all your support and thinking
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Taiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-60173256324248954722014-08-11T10:44:00.002-07:002014-08-12T21:55:01.622-07:00Taisei’s Charity Concert <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;">By the way, if you are looking for a great realtor in San Diego, we recommend Sam. He is such an amazing guy! Here is his link: </span><a href="http://thinksam.com/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;">http://thinksam.com/</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;">The proceeds from the charity event will go towards paying for Masguatova therapy camp which will be held in San Diego next January. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;">As you recall, we saw a great improvement in Taisei after he attended the same camp earlier this year. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;">All of this wouldn’t have been possible without your generous support. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;">Thank you very much!!</span><br />
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injured. His body was much weaker and he
was still a baby so I remember him crying every time I took him to the
rehab. Look at him in the pictures
today! He is much stronger and he has
developed his own will to get better.
Every week, he goes through intensive 90 minute long rehabilitation
where he continues to give his 120%. The
exercise shown in the top picture is a tough exercise for him since he needs to
support his body weight with his hands and arms. I couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride and
admiration for my son as I observed.
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">What you see in the picture is not just a swimming lesson. A very creative therapist named Ilana combined Feldenkrais Method with pool therapy. Feldenkrais Method "reeducates" the brain through movements. </span><span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">Because </span><span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; padding: 0px;">Feldenkrais Method</span><span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"> focuses on the relationship between your brain and body, it works to bring out the potential ability that everyone is inherently born with. As the therapist teaches Taisei regarding various movements, signals are sent to the brain to reeducate how to move. Normally, Feldenkrais Method is not done in the pool, but Ilana who also happens to be a aqua-therapist saw a huge potential in combining both therapies. Since Taisei loves being in the pool, he seems be enjoying this therapy very much. We highly recommend it to anyone with mobility issues.</span></div>
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Here are some photos and updates from the camp held from Jan.3rd to Jan.12th. It has been our dream to attend this camp so you can imagine how excited we were to finally attend this camp and work with Dr. Masgutova and her team!<br />
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On the first day of the camp, Dr. Masgutova performed thorough assessment on Taisei . She checked his reflexes and explained what is going on with his body. Then, she gave us instructions on which exercises we should focus on. After this assessment, detailed camp and home programs were developed for Taisei. (Dr. Masgutova also made rounds to see each child throughout the duration of camp.) Her work is nothing short of miraculous and amazing to watch firsthand. <br />
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Everyday, Taisei was assigned to work with a team of 6 therapists and each therapist was responsible for different reflex treatment below:<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">Each day, therapy started at 9:30 am and ended at 4:30pm. Parents were heavily involved so that they can learn all the techniques from the therapists and perform them at home as part of the home program after camp. Every night, just the parents attended the parent training session until 8:30 pm. Talk about a full schedule! But it was very informative and well worth it.</span><br />
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So did we see any changes in Taisei after the camp? Yes!! Here is what we have noticed:<br />
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1. His body is more symmetric. There was noticeable difference between the perceived length of his left and right legs before. But now they are almost even.<br />
2. His left hand grasp (his weaker side) is much stronger. He started to grasp with his fingers rather than his palm.<br />
3. He started humming when he hears a song he likes. When I sing a song to him, he mimics my voice and tries to sing along with me. Amazing!<br />
4. He started moving his tongue more actively which is a major milestone towards speaking.<br />
5. His cognition improved. He responds to conversations more quickly. (He can't speak but he responds to what other people are saying by smiling, laughing, etc.)<br />
6. He started to show more facial expressions. (See pictures below.)<br />
7. He can sit by himself much better on the sofa. His balance improved so much. He can even dance while he sits on it.<br />
8. His eyes are more focused and engaged. They look more stable.<br />
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I can't wait to see what other improvement he will show in the future as we continue this therapy. With your continuous support, Taisei will be able to attend future camps.<br />
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God bless you all!<br />
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Taiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-90295405594320586112013-12-13T20:50:00.000-08:002013-12-13T20:50:16.466-08:00Dr.Masgutova's Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration Method<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Let me explain </span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">why restoring primitive (infant) reflexes </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">is</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> so important for Taisei's recovery from his</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> head</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> injury. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Imagine a tree, with a strong trunk supporting the branches and leaves. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you consider c</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">onscious movement</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">speaking, reading, etc. as</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> leaves and branches, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">primitive </span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">reflexes </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">is equivalent to a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> trunk. Neural axons run </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">from</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> brain stem (trunk) all the way through </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the cortex (leaves). When </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">your </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">reflex is integrated, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">you have a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> strong trunk</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> to support all of your essential activities.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With proper training,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> reflex can reappear after traumatic brain injury. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Taisei’s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> reflex patterns became un</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">organized due to his head injury</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It is evident that he has challenges with many primitive reflex patterns.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> As a result</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, he has difficulty walking, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">maintaining </span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">postural control, speaking, eating etc... If </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the reflexes</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> are not integrated</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Taisei will remain in a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">protected state</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">”</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> that can impact his motor, cognitive and behavioral development</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> In other words, he will remain </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">stuck in a egg shell and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">he will continue to struggle </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">to get out of it</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. With research, we came across </span><span class="ecxSpellE"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr.Masgutova's</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <span class="ecxSpellE">neurosensorimotor</span> reflex integration </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">m</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ethod (MNRI) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">which </span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">was developed to facilitate integration of patterns that remain in a protected state.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We have been </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">exercising</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> MNRI method for almost a year and half and we have been seeing tremendous changes with </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">our son</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. His head control, trunk control, hand grasp, speech</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">cognition </span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">have </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">all improved</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. Traditional therapies like physical therapy and occupational therapy are important but we realized that it is just as important to develop a proper “foundation” to build upon. Reflex integration therapy has given him just that to do thing that he has not been able to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We have no doubt that Taisei will benefit greatly from these therapies. We hope to collect enough money from the fund raiser to attend the camp next year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For those of you who have donated for Taisei, we are very grateful and we will make sure that your money will go towards the camp.</span></div>
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Taiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-1214319471262492652013-12-12T17:11:00.000-08:002013-12-29T21:12:27.101-08:00Dr. FrymannRight after Taisei was discharged from Children's Hospital after his surgery, we were very devastated, tired and we didn't know what to do. Every night Taisei cried incessantly and there was no way to stop him from crying. Taisei probably had a terrible headache and he was also trying to wean himself off from all the drugs he was given at the hospital. He was tired and we were also sleepless and exhausted. After doing some research we discovered a famous cranial osteopathy doctor named Dr.Frymann. Her office also happened to be in San Diego where we lived so we called her office right away. <br />
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"Do you think Taisei will be O.K.?" we asked Dr. Frymann. "You have to believe in him!! You get tremendous reactions from children if you give them a chance to develop everything they've got," was what Dr.Fryman told us. What she gave us was a HOPE and tears fell from our eyes.<br />
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Dr.Frymann was a small old lady (she must be over 90 years old) originally from England. Her work was miraculous. She rolled Taisei over on the examination table and slowly rubbed his spine then she cupped her hand around his head and gently started massaging. Dr.Frymann told us that Taisei was crying because of the pain caused by the injury.<br />
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After a only a couple of sessions with Dr. Frymann, Taisei stopped crying and started to sleep all through the night. <br />
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We have met many parents in her office from all over the world who seek Dr. Frymann's treatment for their children with different diagnosis. Her work is nothing short of miraculous. Some kids stopped having seizures after a couple of sessions with her. She is a healer to many people. Her work has helped many disabled children take their first steps by opening doors to healing. She has a strong sense of mission to help children when other doctors have given up.<br />
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Dr. Frymann is now retired and she doesn't practice anymore but we can't thank her enough for helping our son. We wish her the best.<br />
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Taiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-4108631780345075372013-12-06T15:42:00.000-08:002013-12-06T18:59:54.141-08:00Learning sense of balance<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
Vestibular training educates and reinforces Taisei’s balance and the sense of spatial orientation which plays an important role with his physical movements and sense of balance. Many babies learn this naturally when they are in their mothers’ wombs. We place Taisei in the swing and slowly push him back and forth. He loves this exercise since it’s probably calming and relaxing. By the way, we had our friend install the beams in the ceiling where we placed the eye hooks. Then we bought this really stretchy fabric and simply tied it in a big knot through the rope tied to the eye hook to make a swing that's like a sling. It works really well and it’s all handmade!! Welcome to Taisei’s gym. <br />
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Taiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-50482249304266698482013-12-01T11:42:00.003-08:002013-12-01T11:44:56.866-08:00Neuro Feedback Training<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is Taisei during his neuro feedback training with Dr. John. With a properly functioning brain, many parts of the brain work together to serve your basic needs like eat, walk and talk. But because of his head injury, Taisei's brain is somewhat disorganized and "out of tune." Neuro feedback training <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">measures his brain waves and uses a stimulus (sound) as feedback to teach his brain to self-correct. (Just like tuning a piano with a metronome.) When Dr. John saw Taisei for the first time, he told us that his brain was in a state of complete confusion and disorder with a possibility of seizures. After almost 6 years of training, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">Taisei's brain is more organized and he has been seizure-free! Plus we have seen big improvements in his cognitive abilities.</span></span><br />
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<br />Taiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-63872255260411981802013-11-28T14:16:00.000-08:002013-12-01T11:39:35.590-08:00Learning to WalkWe take our ability to walk for granted because most of us start walking when we are very young. For Taisei, he never got a chance to walk on his own because he was injured when he was only 10 months old. But with his tenaciousness and hard work, Taisei is slowly learning to walk. At his physical therapy, he is strapped into this high tech machine called Lokomat where he is able to walk on his own aided by robotic apparatus attached to his legs. Advancement in robotic technology in recent years has given people with disabilities a chance to experience walking. What we love the most about this exercise is that we are able to see a big smile on Taisei's face as he casually strolls along the treadmill. Walking probably gives him a sense of freedom and control which he loves. We have no doubt that Taisei will be able to walk on his own someday...just like Forrest Gump. We will be yelling "Go Taisei! Go!" when that day comes.<br />
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<br />Taiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-45942663113727112692013-11-23T12:22:00.003-08:002013-12-01T11:47:25.707-08:00Fun DayAlthough Taisei has his challenges, we try to raise Taisei as a normal boy. We think its important for him to enjoy all that life has to offer. We had a really fun time at Mission Bay in San Diego where we had some fun under the sun. Here is Taisei with his cousins!<br />
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Taiseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063556797582313462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2575470542031568361.post-54002006500464290342013-11-18T22:08:00.001-08:002013-12-01T11:48:20.214-08:00Day at the Park<span style="font-family: inherit;">Taisei loves walking in his gait trainer (walker) especially when we take him to his favorite park. He loves the freedom of being able to move on his own!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Right after his injury he had no control of his body. His neck, trunk , arms, hands, and feet were all "floppy" and weak. The left side of his body was very cold from poor blood circulation. He even needed a neck cuff to hold his head up at that time. I still remember one of his physical therapists telling us that he may never be able to hold his head up like a normal child agin. But look at him now!! </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">He is so much stronger!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These pictures were taken a while ago so he is even stronger now. I am very proud of him for how far he has come. He is a little red engine that could! Bythe way, his little sister (Hana) is trying to help too. Good job Hana. :)</span><br />
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