To Chemo Brain and Back
Here's a new Fast ForWord software success story that just came in. Gemm has been working with this student for about three months.
A 7 year old battles back from high dose chemo.
Stephen, now in 3rd grade, missed all of 1st grade receiving high dose chemotherapy for osteosarcoma, bone cancer. He has a titanium rod in his leg that requires three surgeries per year to adjust to his body growth. But don’t expect Stephen to complain about the surgeries, the medications, any of it. He just wants to be a kid with time each day to play.
After chemo, Stephen’s mom noticed what medical professionals call chemo brain – a decline in cognitive skills brought on by the toxic effects of chemo. Stephen, previously a good student, was now spending hours on homework, his confidence was down and his teachers recommended a Special Education classroom.
Stephen’s mom felt otherwise. That’s when she came to us. She wanted to know if Fast ForWord could reverse the poisonous effects of chemotherapy. Our center director, Tina Liberatore, was unsure at first. She had seen Fast ForWord work in a wide variety of cases and she was aware that it is being used with stroke patients and she was anxious to help.
Stephen is remarkable young man who had already survived so much. Her advice was to not only to try it, but given the family's medical bills, we offered a scholarship.
Three months later, Stephen is thriving. According to his mother, “Stephen is doing everything faster. His writing has picked up a lot. He has learned to love reading and his reading comprehension is much improved. His hearing teacher has noticed an “amazing” improvement. He is not quite as fast as his classmates, but is working five times faster than last year.” His teachers have also noticed a positive shift in his confidence. By all accounts he is now “singing down the hallway on his way to class.”
“By speeding up his auditory processing, Fast ForWord has effectively slowed the world down for Stephen, making his day much more manageable” said Michelle Reynard, Stephen’s Program Director. “We are exceedingly proud of the phenomenal progress he has made in just a few short months.”
With less time needed for homework, Stephen now has more time to just play. There can be no greater cause for giving thanks this holiday season.
A 7 year old battles back from high dose chemo.
Stephen, now in 3rd grade, missed all of 1st grade receiving high dose chemotherapy for osteosarcoma, bone cancer. He has a titanium rod in his leg that requires three surgeries per year to adjust to his body growth. But don’t expect Stephen to complain about the surgeries, the medications, any of it. He just wants to be a kid with time each day to play.
After chemo, Stephen’s mom noticed what medical professionals call chemo brain – a decline in cognitive skills brought on by the toxic effects of chemo. Stephen, previously a good student, was now spending hours on homework, his confidence was down and his teachers recommended a Special Education classroom.
Stephen’s mom felt otherwise. That’s when she came to us. She wanted to know if Fast ForWord could reverse the poisonous effects of chemotherapy. Our center director, Tina Liberatore, was unsure at first. She had seen Fast ForWord work in a wide variety of cases and she was aware that it is being used with stroke patients and she was anxious to help.
Stephen is remarkable young man who had already survived so much. Her advice was to not only to try it, but given the family's medical bills, we offered a scholarship.
Three months later, Stephen is thriving. According to his mother, “Stephen is doing everything faster. His writing has picked up a lot. He has learned to love reading and his reading comprehension is much improved. His hearing teacher has noticed an “amazing” improvement. He is not quite as fast as his classmates, but is working five times faster than last year.” His teachers have also noticed a positive shift in his confidence. By all accounts he is now “singing down the hallway on his way to class.”
“By speeding up his auditory processing, Fast ForWord has effectively slowed the world down for Stephen, making his day much more manageable” said Michelle Reynard, Stephen’s Program Director. “We are exceedingly proud of the phenomenal progress he has made in just a few short months.”
With less time needed for homework, Stephen now has more time to just play. There can be no greater cause for giving thanks this holiday season.
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