After suffering
diffuse brain damage caused by
anemic shock, MayRose spent three weeks at The Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado in their
pediataric rehabilitation treatment center receiving intensive inpatient pediatric rehabilitation therapy. The therapists at Denver Childrens informed MayRose's caregivers that she needed out-patient therapists who specialized in treating infants, a form of therapy which is quite different from that for older children. That rehabilitation therapy, they said, needed to take place in MayRose's home to be most effective.
Unfortunately, in Las Vegas, there were no rehabilitation therapists who both specialized in infant care and treated children in their homes. The therapists at Denver Childrens, however, succeeded in locating therapists familiar with working with infants who were willing to be paid extra to perform the therapy at MayRose's home.
MayRose receives physical therapy, occupational therapy, vision and speech therapy several times a week at home to help mitigate the effects of the
developmental delays caused by the
diffuse brain damage. Her careproviders work on various exercises with her everyday.
Thebrainproject.org provides videos of the type of therapy that is specific to infant care. MayRose also receives hippo therapy once a week which involves horsebackriding to stregthen her trunk muslces. Finally, MayRose receives vision therapy.
Speech therapy involves language testing, swallowing studies, thinking skills, stuttering, voice therapy, oral motor/feeding treatment.
Occupational Therapy involves hand coordination, printing and cursive writing, self-care skills, splinting for hands and feet, visual motor perception, sensory motor skills.
Physical Therapy includes balance and posture, walking and movement therapy, strength and coordination, bracing for ankles and feet.
Vision Therapy includes identifying what she can see and and helping her to maximize her vision.