This week may have been our biggest yet, or at least close to it. 44 hours. This was thanks to many things going as planned, my newest volunteers all now doing 2 hour sessions (training starts with shorter sessions), and my mom J. (Mom-Mom) visiting to help since Carl was away. Mom-Mom not only does… Read more »
June 2013
June 16
This past week we got 30 hours. As I write, Sarah is listening to her latest favorite song “video games” by Lana Del Rey, whose name she pronounces perfectly. Last night we had ratatouille and Sarah pronounced that clearly (with some pauses) too, after a few attempts that weren’t quite clear such as “rabbit-too-ee.” This… Read more »
June 9
This past week we clocked 34 hours. It is interesting how sometimes this total number feels small to me but when I go into the Sarah-Rise room and set the timer for 2 hours I think “wow, that’s kind of a long time to focus exclusively on one person.” I am continually deeply amazed at… Read more »
June 2
This past week we had 25 1/2 hours of official Sarah-Rise time and lots of lovely moments. One afternoon Sarah and Amy were playing together, sort of hugging and wrestling at the same time. Sarah spontaneously gave Amy a zerbert (aka a raspberry) on her cheek. During a SR session with me she promptly reciprocated… Read more »