Wed 14 Feb 2018 Beach visit and NDIS

Dreamy weather on the bay.

Over the Australia Day weekend we took the time to visit our beach house at Blairgowrie. The good news is that Elise was able to get into the sea three times in the perfect weather that we had.
She had some real fun in the little boat and a very good go lying on a small boogie board.

Preparing for the voyage

Shannon has been laboring hard for many months over the National Disability Insurance Scheme, NDIS, forms.

We had our interview with them on January 2nd and yesterday received the first lot of paperwork accepting the majority of our suggestions. We are very blessed to live in the wonderful country that we do.

The NDIS funding covers things like physio/gym/psychologist, some equipment such as ramps, shower benches and continence equipment. We are still negotiating for a few things - such as a $9k power assist for her wheelchair so she can go longish family walks...something we do a lot. More details to follow when the plan gets off the ground.

School routine has started, Elise is aiming for 4 days/week if poss. That will be a bit of a push, especially as she is starting 1 VCE subject and 1 VET subject this year - trying to spread VCE over 3 years to reduce fatigue. Fatigue is a real issue - so is doing too much homework!

One surprise blessing - there is an upside to doing lots of rehab physio. VCE Physical Education studies so far are a breeze as Elise knows many of the physio terms, positions and muscles.