I cannot imagine what our ten months with Rowan would have been like without the support of the caring, knowledgeable staff and the skills that PTC provided us. Though I cannot speak for Rowan and Hayden, I can tell you it would have been a much harder road for me. Every parent looks for ways to help their child learn and grow…with Rowan I administered meds and feedings, ordered meds, supplies, and oxygen tanks, documented seizures, took him to and from appointments, checked his vitals, and pretty much felt like I was simply there to keep him alive. PTC changed all of that for me. Being at PTC was an amazing breath of fresh air in the middle of a very suffocating routine. From our first appointment at PTC it felt different than any of the other gazillion appointments we had gone to prior. We were treated like people, not patients. I know what a difficult, somewhat hopeless case Rowan was, as we later learned how degenerative his seizures were…but at the time I had every hope in the world that he would gain the skills he needed to be able to enjoy life to his potential...continued...

The staff at PTC never once made this goal feel impossible. They cheered him on just as much as I did. It was refreshing to be around others who hoped and believed he could do more…the staff at PTC seemed to be just as involved in his success as I was. It was quite an unexpected comforting feeling...continued...At PTC I was allowed to be proud of my son…while elsewhere I was always reminded of his downfalls. Twice a week I looked forward to our PTC appointments as it was just as much therapy for me as it was for my babies. And now whenever we return to PTC, I feel closer to Rowan than anywhere else on earth. There I felt hope & pride for him…and being at PTC helps reminds me that he was so much more than the overwhelming routine that surrounded him. I see other children and their mamas there getting the help I did and I am overjoyed for them. There will never be a way to pay back what PTC has done for me and my little ones, but I will continue to try.

I can’t thank you enough for the work you have done with my little miracle. From teaching him things I NEVER would have (like climbing up a slide and smearing pudding all over his face) to things I could have only dreamed about (like his first word). I don’t know where we would be without our FAMILY at PTC!

Our experience with PTC’s Food Friendzy camp was nothing but amazing! When my son Justin started the program, he was barely consistent in eating yogurt or applesauce. Any textures made him gag and most “meals” were stressful, with me cajoling him to eating just 5 bites. During the course he started tolerating more varieties and consuming greater amounts. Even in the last couple months since the course ended, he has continued to increase his texture variance and amounts. Justin now consistently eats at lunch and dinner and even seems to enjoy eating. He has even been gaining weight too quickly, to the point where we’ve had to reduce his enteral feedings by 20%! Ironically, now I have to cajole him into not talking with his mouth full.

At the age of 2.5 Brooke started occupational therapy for sensory processing disorder and we are so excited to tell everyone she graduated today!! We could have never made it through this journey without the wonderful staff at Pediatric Therapy Center or without, in our opinion, the best occupational therapists out there – Miss Stephanie and Miss Kellie. These women did extraordinary work with Brooke and were, without a doubt, exceptional when this mom would have an occasional emotional breakdown. Brooke will never eat like most children, but because of the tireless work and effort made by Brooke and her therapists, she is now able to have her own “normal” eating habits!

Evalee has made such great progress in every area since her brain injury in February of 2010. I truly believe that through the consistent dedication of the physical, occupational, and speech therapists at PTC, Evalee has made such amazing progress. PTC, thank you for always helping our family to continue to treat Evalee without ever giving up. Evalee would not have made such a miraculous recovery without the hard work, dedication, and faith from the therapists and staff at PTC.

I can’t begin to thank you all enough for providing the sensory friendly haircut event! When we walked in and there were new people and new things going on Cadyn began to panic. Your therapists jumped right in and helped him calm down and become comfortable and even got him into his seat happy and smiling for his haircut. I couldn’t help but smile watching him sitting perfectly still and even smiling at his hairdresser every now and then throughout his haircut. Something that doesn’t happen in Cadyn’s world! Thank you all so much for everything you do!