26 February 2024
Nathaniel is getting better at typing on his iPad. He still can't come up with unique ideas, but he can sometimes type his choice. The...
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Nathaniel is getting better at typing on his iPad. He still can't come up with unique ideas, but he can sometimes type his choice. The...
Nathaniel's first caregiver, Haim, came to Nathaniel’s re-birth party (the anniversary of the terror attack), He hasn't visited Nathaniel...
Part of learning to eat is to learn what can fit in the mouth. Until now if Nathaniel's food is not cut into bite size pieces, he would...
With the war, Nathaniel's therapy schedule has changed. He used to go twice a week to Jerusalem for communication/speech/occupational...
Over a year and a half ago, Nathaniel had strabismus eye surgery followed by therapy to help with eye movements. Usually when people have...
Nathaniel just received a large print siddur with spiral binding. He davens every day and puts on tefillin with the help of caregivers....
Nathaniel still struggles with spasticity on his right side, but his spasticity is much less. He can’t move that side much but there has...
On Friday night, Nathaniel was in the synagogue. The caregiver noticed that Nathaniel turned one page of the siddur, and then another...
The speech therapists wrote four random words in Hebrew (one being "Judi"). She asked Nathaniel to point to "Judi", which he did...
On Shabbat, we put a slice of challa on Nathaniel's plate. The plate was on the table, not on his tray. When no one gave him the piece of...
Nathaniel started new intense communication and occupational therapy twice a week. The facility is a far drive, and the days are long,...
It's been four years since the terror attack. In those four years, Nathaniel has endured 115 days in the ICU, 7 surgeries, and 3 invasive...
The biggest news in Nathaniel's life is that he left full-time outpatient therapy at Tel Hashomer hospital after almost 2 years. At first...
A few weeks ago the caregiver found Nathaniel unresponsive in his bed after his nap. We rushed straight to the emergency department....
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year. Shana tova. The speech therapist gave Nathaniel a whistle to practice breathing and...
Nathaniel is vocalizing more and more, even without the help of the therapists. He still hasn’t learned to make different sounds by...
The biggest news is that, working together, the physical therapist (by pushing on his belly) and speech therapist (by showing him how to...
A friend who hadn’t seen Nathaniel for a long time came to visit. He had not known Nathaniel before he was injured, but spent a lot of...
Nathaniel is developing a discerning palate. It’s a great improvement but brings challenges. He cannot communicate about what he wants...
On Yom Hashoah, just before the siren, the caregiver asked Nathaniel to choose a psalm to read just before and to think about during the...