Well, we have arrived!!! The 11 hour flight was actually not as bad as we had thought. We were able to sleep for about half of it and then a great selection of movie and tv, including Treehouse, kept the troops busy for the rest. Seeing the sunrise as we flew over the equator was very cool:) The kids were wonderful!!!! Chile is beautiful!! Hot, dry days and a light breeze at night, just enough to sleep with the patio doors open:) Our apartment has 3 bedrooms and 2 washrooms and fully equipped kitchen. It is right beside Ramon's office in the Marriott Hotel. We walk over in 5 minutes. The kitchen is very helpful as eating out gets tiring. It is very clean and well cared for here. Also feels very safe, even with our limited spanish:)
We have now had 2 therapy sessions and they have been fabulous!!!! No tears (yeah!) and Abby has been meshing well with Ramon. Has has been able to do all new exercises which is apparently a great sign that CME is right for Abby. He is very pleased with her progress since Montreal, especially her maturity and emotional perspective. He commented that she is like a "different child". Great!!! He has done mostly standing exercises and also some walking.
We talked about traditional vs CME therapy and he explained that traditional therapy simply works to ACCOMODATE for what the body can't do whereas CME challenges the brain move beyond your current physical state. Through the mind, we challenge the body. This is how CME teaches so many to walk. Makes perfect sense:)
Tomorrow 2 more sessions and a walk around our area and lunch out. Then swimming after the afternoon session.
Stay tuned for our next post:) Off to enjoy some Chilen wine on the balcony in my shorts!!!! Adios for now.
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