Sara’s Garden is a True Asset

Our daughter was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as a result of a pediatric stroke suffered prior to birth. She has participated in two four-week sessions of Conductive Education at Sara’s Garden over the past 12 months. Prior to attending Sara’s Garden, she was unable to use her left hand as a result of her stroke. After working with the conductors from Sara’s Garden, she is now able to use her left hand to grab things, manipulate objects and to hold things for the first time. Simply put, she was able to begin having functional use of her left hand as a result of their work and expertise.

Without their knowledge and skill base, she would not be in the position she is today. She is now beginning to build on the foundation they were able to create. We look forward to having her continue to work with the staff at Sara’s Garden. Without them, she would be limited in her ability to build on all the work she was able to successfully do with their oversight. Sara’s Garden is a true asset to all the handicapped children and their families they have had a positive influence on.

Sara’s Garden has Never Let Us Down

Our daughter has participated in three Conductive Education camps over the course of the last two and a half years. She has had around 57 sessions at Sara’s Garden. Prior to our introduction to Conductive Education, our daughter received a combination of traditional services, which included Occupational, Physical, Aquatic and Speech therapies. Thanks to the positive results of Conductive Education, our daughter is reaching new levels and continuously learning new skills.

Our now-6 year old daughter, Jordan, suffered from hyproxia at birth, resulting in a brain injury responsible for global delays and a diagnosis of mixed-tone cerebral palsy. Only a small percentage of children with cerebral palsy have mixed tone, which can be defined as a combination of spastic, athetoid, and/or ataxic cerebral palsy. The spastic cerebral palsy generates high muscle tone, while the athetoid cerebral palsy causes involuntary movements. The ataxic cerebral palsy causes low muscle tone, a lack of balance and unsteady hands. Jordan has high muscle tone in some muscles, and low muscle tone in others.

We chose Sara’s Garden so that our daughter could receive high quality services incorporating the values, principles and practices of Conductive Education in a positive, caring environment – and the staff at Sara’s Garden has never let us down. Over the past two years, they have helped provide her with inspiration, confidence and a positive attitude towards developing her physical abilities. At Sara’s Garden, there is an emphasis on ensuring that each child becomes as independent as possible, and the resulting overall progress has been a joy for me and my husband to see.

We are amazed with the advancements Jordan has made in such a short time. She has been using a walking frame for two and a half years; but through her own continued hard work and the on-going efforts of the Sara’s Garden staff, Jordan started independently walking distances up to 50 feet during the 4 week Summer Camp this past July! We keep up the hard work in our time away from Sara’s Garden, but nothing compares to a qualified and caring conductor like the ones at Sara’s Garden.

My Son is Excited About School Now!

It continues to amaze me day in and day out the impact your school has had on many kids. We are continually grateful for all of the wonderful things your staff does to make ever child feel appreciated and loved. On Wednesday of this week I was nervous to tell my son that he was going to school while his brother and I had the day off. When he asked me where he was going for the day, I told him he was going to school. His response was, “Oh Yeah!” Never before have we seen him so excited about school and so eager to share. Thanks again for everything that you do to make every child feel loved and welcomed.