This past Saturday, June 10th was the day we had been longing for. After 8 months of fundraising and 9.5 weeks of construction, we were able to introduce Josiah to his new therapy room and therapy pool. The day went better than we could have ever hoped. We did a live-stream video of the reveal on our Support Josiah Facebook page. So many people joined us for the reveal, and, to date, the video has been viewed 930 times. Once again, we are overwhelmed by the support we have received! God has answered our prayers and exceeded our dreams for Josiah.
Since the reveal, a few people have asked me if I think this will be the answer to Josiah's struggles. The reality is that no amount of funding or construction will heal Josiah's brain damage and Autism. He will have days that are harder than others. Days where he will need to still ride in the van a lot to calm. He will still have meltdowns, and he will still have episodes of self injury. But, as I have said many times before, the therapy room and therapy pool are now tools that we can use on a daily basis to help care for Josiah. They are tools that will bring him joy often. They are tools that enable our family to better function, and, in turn, dramatically increase the quality of care we can give Josiah. Josiah is loving his therapy room and therapy pool! He has had just a handful of meltdowns since Saturday, and he has been on much fewer van rides. The padding on the therapy room floor has already protected his head twice. And all of these triumphs translate into a drastic improvement in Josiah's overall quality of life. We are feeling the joy we have so longed for. And it feels amazing! |
| A dear friend purchased furniture to go around the pool. |
Because of His grace,
Christy
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