We're back at DK for the yearly Neuro-Developmental assessment this afternoon. The first one was done a year ago and this is the first follow up visit in 12 months' time.
Adrian has developed a lot during his "first" year post BMT. First, we met up with our Physiotherapist and Adrian was asked to perform some motor tasks such as hopping, running and riding on a bicycle etc. We were then given a short written up report from the PT to see the doctor. Secondly, a hearing test was performed and Adrian cooperated with the technician this time and managed to finish the whole test. The result matches with the BAEP test and it confirmed again that he is hearing impaired on high frequency (mild with his left ear and moderate with his right ear).
After measuring his weight and height, we then proceeded to see the doctor. The doc was the doc whom we know at QMH and the nurse was surprised we know the doctor. As this was a follow up appointment, it's not done as thorough as last year's. The doc first went through the PT report - we're surprised to find out that Adrian still experiences a 10 months delay in motor skills. Adrian did a good job when asked to do a few small things. The doc is pleased that he had no problems on comprehensions except his speech in terms of expressing his wants/ideas. Again the doc concluded that he's delayed because of the fact that he's been hospitalized for too long and suggested we keep monitoring on his progress. We'll be back again in a year for the next follow up appointment.
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