Verity and about a dozen other kids in our area got to participate in a neat program for special needs kids who particularly need help with mobility. The Resource Exchange (the program through which we get our weekly at-home therapy sessions) partnered with area sponsors and volunteers to provide little cars for the kids. (Almost 16-year-old Tobin lamented that Verity got a car before him, lol.)
Our family arrived at the event center at a local mall to get Verity fitted for her car. She was by far the smallest participant, so she needed a lot more modifications, which unfortunately meant that she wasn't able to participate in the grand parade at the end of the morning's efforts. But, we have a car! And while it may need a few tweaks, overall it seems to work for her, and we look forward to taking her out in it when the weather is nice and we have enough people available to make sure it's safe!
To see a video of Verity "driving" her car (she pushed the button to make it start!), you can go here!
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| Look! It's Trisomy 18 BLUE! Perfect, since March was Trisomy Awareness Month! |
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| The initial assessment: how can we keep her seated safely? |
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| See the big red button?! That's what she pushes to make it go! |
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| Lots of people brainstorming ideas for the best way to make this work for Verity |
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| Taking a break to be silly with Daddy |
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