Dodging To Make A Difference, Ozark, MO (2024)

We are having this fundraiser for Christian Russell who was born with brain damage which has caused cortical blindness, multiple physical and mental delays (walking, talking, sitting), and seizures. Christian currently receives physical, occupational, and speech therapy on a bi weekly basis. However, we also want to provide him with specialty therapies that are not covered by insurance. These incu

de intense physical therapy at Kenny Rogers Child Center in Sikeston, Mo, hippotherapy, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Feel free to visit their website at http://www.kennyrogerscenter.org/ You can also go to http://www.robynsrambling.blogspot.com/ to see video and pictures of past trips that were made to the center in Sikeston.

11/06/2014

I thought it would be a good idea to update everyone on the process of getting to this physical therapy program, which will also explain the timing and purpose for Christian this year. Christian had a procedure called a femoral osteotomy in May. Basically, they break the femurs and pin them back together so that they are positioned correctly in the socket of the hip. He also had some muscle work done on the right leg. The reason for needing this is that overtime his tight muscles had pulled the right hip out of socket (90%) and the left slightly. This is typical of kids who have high tone with their cerebral palsy. He needs a lot of rehab to get back to his normal standing in walking or to achieve more of than he had. We are extremely grateful to have this opportunity!

11/06/2014

This is a video of Christian working on standing. He is working in a "cage". He is highly motivated by certain songs:) Pop goes the weasel is one of them! He has been working on longer standing and standing straighter (instead of a crouched position). Christian is only able to use his right arm so we gave him a pole to keep that right hand busy and for some stability. He works on standing in a variety of ways.

11/04/2014

THANK YOU to all who participated in our Dodgeball tournament last year. Christain is participating in his intense physical therapy program right now. We are just now getting here due to his hip surgery in may. He is working hard on standing and walking. Thank you for making a difference.

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This is a video of Christian working on standing. He is working in a "cage". He is highly motivated by certain songs:) Pop goes the weasel is one of them! He has been working on longer standing and standing straighter (instead of a crouched position). Christian is only able to use his right arm so we gave him a pole to keep that right hand busy and for some stability. He works on standing in a variety of ways.