It has been awhile since the last update on Brooke. She had a meeting 3 weeks ago with Dr.Brown in KC. It was discussed that the main problem continues to be getting all the supplements into Brooke. She is way to smart. Cora's only option is to hold Brooke down, hold her nose and squirt the supplements in Brookes mouth. Dr. Brown was also concerned that Brooke was possibly not getting rid of all the lead in her system. He sent a urine test kit home. The urine sample was to be sent to Illinois to see if Brooke is expelling the lead. If not, Dr.Brown would give her something to get the lead out, so to speak. He said the largest change in Brooke would be seen once the lead is gone. The test has been sent in and we are waiting for the results. On the way home, we stopped for gas outside of Topeka. Brooke went up to the checkout counter, reached down and grabbed a pack of mentos and laid them on the counter and waited. After I paid for them, the cashier handed them back to Brooke. Brooke took the mentos and said to the cashier "Tank U". That is the biggest change I have seen in Brooke, her vocabulary. She is saying 3 and 4 word sentences more and more. As you can see in the picture above, Brooke is also quite the ham. I took the picture tonight with my cell phone. Of course Brooke says "cheese" when getting her picture taken. Then she has to see the picture after it is taken. Also tonight, Brookes little sister Lila kept grabbing Brookes shirt. Brooke pushed her off and said "Let me go". The best moment tonight happened with Brooke standing 6 feet in front of me watching TV. She sort of bent over with her butt in the air. She then took her arm and starting fanning behind her butt. She turned and said to me "sorry". Miss Brooke had just passed some gas. Brooke did not want me to leave tonight. She blocked the door for ten minutes while I talked to her, telling her I had to leave and would see her again soon. She finally let me leave, but was not happy about it.
Cora told me a couple of days ago that Brooke had said to her " I like swimming". Cora also told me that Brooke and her were playing tag last night, and that Brooke understood the concept of the game. Cora told me that Brooke said " I get you" , "You get me".
Of course, as is normal in life, Brooke is starting to receive some cruelty from other kids because of her disability. Cora said that one of the kids in daycare was making fun of Brooke. The lady in charge of daycare contacted the childs parents and informed them that it would stop, or they would be finding a new daycare.
In closing, I just want to thank Brookes mom Cora for being such a super mom. All the improvements seen in Brooke would not be possible without her dedicated mothers love. Cora is truly amazing and with her taking care of Brooke, it's not a matter if Brooke will get better, but when. Thank you Cora for all you do for Brooke.
