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Returning to therapy!

I took three months off of vision therapy, and I returned this morning.

 Before my break, my eye doctor and I agreed that I should take a break. After all, 

 I have been doing all sorts of therapy since my strokes 2 1/2 years ago.I just said, "I'm just so tired."Our fourth-grader started back to school on Wednesday. 

 This morning I took him to school, and he complained jokingly saying, "I just don't want to go to school!"

 I told him that we both had the summer off and now we are returning to school. 
Amazing but I'm still doing therapy. I'm still "doing school." I believe I have done over 400 sessions of therapy so far. 

From kindergarten through college, I excelled in school.

But my therapy is the toughest challenge I've ever had. 

This morning returning to therapy, I did well. But now I have a massive headache which is expected.

I assume when I pick him up after school, he will say, "I am so tired and fourth grade is so hard!" It's been four days.

You have no idea.
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