Ava's spinal results came back negative for everything which is great, but keeps leaving us confused. Fifty per cent of families never get a diagnosis. I wonder if they were as pushy as me.
When Ava was just starting out this mess at six months of age I called our local chiropractor. I had a feeling Ava wasn't moving right and I thought maybe she was hurt coming out of the birth canal so I thought he could see her. When I called him, he said it didn't sound like that and I should wait until I've spoken to all of the professionals and get back to him.
Well 16 months later I set up an appointment just to see if he could help adjust her because her posture is so bad.
When I got there, he wanted me to tell Ava's story from the beginning. What a good listener! When I was done he said that he wanted to do all he could to help Ava move forward. He said he wasn't sure what he could do as a chiropractor (he would look into it) but he said that his wife was extremely educated in this field (four degrees). She normally works out of Lunenburg doing research and practice with children with delays and autism in communicative technology. I guess even his mother-in-law is in the field of working with kids with developmental issues.
He said that he would discuss Ava with his wife and they would set up a individualized program for her. "We are going to do all we can to help Ava," he said. "I am going to make this my own project." His wife just had a baby on mothers day and they moved to Lockeport (7 min from me) for the year. He wants me to bring Ava to the house for sessions. He also wants me to create a detailed book on Ava, with timelines, therapies, medication, history...you name it.
I don't want to get too excited about this, i'm afraid that he went home that day and his wife was like 'you dolt, I don't want to work...I just had a baby!' which would be completely fair. It was really nice to hear though the dedication for this. I wish every professional we've met so far was this dedicated. When I went to leave he leaned in to the secretary and told her not to charge me for the visit. How cool is that? Although I feel bad because my insurance would have picked it up. I'll have to give more info as it comes, but I thought it such a nice change to have this kind of enthusiasm coming from someone other than us.
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