More School

 

Today marks another milestone for Maddi.  We signed up for two more classes at South Cache Junior High.

We have been talking about increasing her time spent in school just to see how she would manage things.  With the two classes she is taking she is doing pretty well, accommodations are still needed but for the most part she is doing quite well.

With 9th grade looming in the near future with its transcripts and permanency we decided we needed to see what she could handle.  We see this year as the time to see what she needs and it gives us the time to figure out the details.

So, now in addition to Art and History, Maddi will be taking Reading and English as well.  Time has been an issue.  Being home with all the other family members and their different time schedules and needs has made getting Maddi in bed early so difficult.  At the hospital she was in bed at 8 pm and up at 7 am.  Those hours are impossible with our home schedule.  She usually gets to bed around 10 pm and get up at 8 am. 

Sleep is a huge need for good recovery for a traumatic brain injury.  Cognitive fatigue is guaranteed with sleep deprivation and her need for sleep is greater because her brain is still healing.  Given that knowledge we are a little worried about the 8 am start time for school but we have to try sometime! We will adapt!

So starting on Monday the 18th of April, Maddi will  go to school for the first 4 class periods of the day.  She will still get to visit at lunch and then eat at home.   She will be gone from 8-12:20.  She is excited and so am I.  I worry about the homework load but we will work that out as well.

Little by little things will get closer and closer to the way it was in most things. There will always be some things that will be different but different is not always bad.