PBMT - Day 85
The day at DK (The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital) was pretty adventurous. First we got there around 10am for our appointment at 10:15am. The nurse there encouraged Adrian to play with the toys in the waiting area just so he gets used to the environment. Though Mama wasn't quite comfortable with Adrian playing the "common" toys but it made sense to warm him up so he won't get fussed during the assessment. The assessment took a little over an hour with the doctor going over her checklist and Mama voicing her concerns. The nurse who is very experienced, at the same time, was playing with Adrian using various tools/toys to assess how he performs. The two of us later joined with Adrian & the nurse and did some more tests on motor skills and symbolic play etc. According to the doc (for which Mama strongly agreed), Adrian's development remained as if he was only 1 yr old. His development seems to have stopped when he was first diagnosed at 10 months old and slowly growing in the past year when he was in active treatment at QM. The action items included referrals for a Speech Therapist (talking problems), Occupational Therapist (chewing problems) & Physiotherapist (improved motor skills such as jumping & taking stairs). We also went for a hearing assessment next door but Adrian was too tired that he got fussy half way through the test. Will have to come back next Monday again to finish up the second half of the hearing assessment as well as a visual assessment. We were very impressed with the overall experience and felt that Adrian is well taken care of in terms of his rehabilitation after a year-long treatment. We expect to have many more visits to DK in the near future; however, the only downside is that The hospital is located in a very remote area (in my point of view) and it's not as convenient as QM.
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