one day left to live series - 22 months and 30 days

Last week was so enriching. We got to meet two people who are helping shape Sripathi's life.

1. Karin Duffy, the program coordinator at DARS Division of Blind Services. She is herself blind from birth due to a recessive gene. She came home to learn more about Sripathi's needs. She gave her two cents on what else i could try with Sripathi apart from what i learn from his TVI. Also she strongly recommended meeting with Dr.Roman.
And so we did go ahead and get an appointment with her in December and also a backup in April, just in case we are unable to travel. (I'm already shivering thinking about how cold it will be up there in Pittsburgh during winter.)

2. We got to meet the John Bramblitt. I was so excited after reading about him and watching his videos. We did learn a lot from his session at the Dallas museum of Arts. I have to thank the TVI Ms.Cynthia Carter for inviting us for the events.
John was so glad that we as parents are getting Sripathi involved in the world of painting at a young age. He was so happy that he gave us his card and told us to call him anytime we need further assistance. Here we are almost equipped to continue Art therapy for Sripathi.

3. We got to meet the two gorgeous guide dogs Aurora and Echo. Both of them help Karin and John.

Truly amazing experience! I cannot thank them enough.

one day left to live series - 22 months and 21 days

As the Dallas weather starts to cool down from 3 digit degrees to 2, we headed to the Dallas Arboretum on Garland Road last Saturday. It was such a pleasant day and such a peaceful sight to see all around. I wanted to put Sripathi on the lawn and have him feel the grass, but it was too wet, so yeah maybe some other when we decide to stay longer for the grass to feel dry.

The architecture at the women's garden was simply serene with the white Rock Lake in the background. Beside the DeGolyer house we stopped by to listen to an artist play on the piano while Sripathi had a quick snack. Although I don't have pictures to share, Sripathi was happy to express his image of the arboretum using finger painting. Well he didn't do it on his own I borrowed his fingers to complete this piece. Consider it was part of his Art Therapy project.


Sripathi will be attending an Art Therapy session soon at the Dallas Museum of Art.
And recently I came across a Blind Artist John Bramblitt. So we have a lot of inspiring people for Sripathi to meet in the future.