Ellie hard at work!

I'm slowly sorting through photos I took while I was in Canada, including a few little video's I took at The Movement Centre where Ellie goes for therapy.

Unfortunately, I took leave of my senses and shot most of them from a vertical angle so the movie is "on its' side". I've got some software that should allow me to put them upright so the videos aren't a loss, but first I have to learn how to use it. The way things are going, that could be a loooonnnggg time, so although this isn't the best of the videos, here's one showing Ellie working her way down the hall...

In other videos I got, she was doing a lot better walking without scissoring (getting her legs kind of crossed). This was the end of her therapy session, so I suspect she was getting kind of tired! As you can see and hear, the therapist is encouraging Ellie to go to Chrystie.

Also notable, they're working on preparing the walls for repainting, so the place really doesn't look as shabby as it does in this little movie.

Richard took a lot of video, as we went early specifically to have the therapist, Gemma (so aptly named, for she is a real GEM!), help them get movies of Ellie doing specific tasks the specialist in St. Louis wants to see so he can make the initial determination of whether Ellie is a good candidate for surgery to lessen the spasticity in her hips/legs.

Come on Gemma, give me a break! I've been working hard!!!

Richard and Chrystie got all the paperwork filled out and the video in the mail to this doctor today, so please pray that he'll view it quickly, and make a wise choice based on his special knowledge of whether this would help Ellie.

It's a major surgery, so obviously we only want Ellie to have it if it will help her, and just as obviously, we hope it will!