On Friday, 5/10, Kirsten, Casey, and I, were at the Maple Avenue Middle School. We went to Mrs. Douglas's room, where we met our usual group of special education students. The children are usually arrayed in a circle and Casey will spend some time with each child. However, on this occasion several students started to pay attention to Casey at once, so she laid down. Then, she was unable to get up. Several of us tried to lift her, with no success. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, there is not a rug or carpet anywhere in the school.
Since Casey was unable to get on her feet, the students took turns, in groups of 4 or 5, being with Casey. This actually worked out quite well, but we still had the problem of getting Casey up. The school supplied an athletic mat from the gym, however, Casey was still unable to get up. It was then that Kirsten came up with a pretty innovative idea. She suggested getting Casey's ramp from her car and since it has carpet on it, Casey may be able to get up
The ramp is something I had purchased for Casey about a year and a half ago. The decreasing strength in Casey's legs had made it impossible for her to get into cars, especially the "higher" models such as SUV's and vans. Additionally, to further improve Casey's traction, I had cut and glued some carpetting to the ramp. While I continued to work with the students and Casey, Kirsten went out to her car and got the ramp. When we put the ramp on the floor, Casey was immediately able to get up. It was about time to leave and we did so, rather than risk another" incident."
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