Brooklyn is now 6 years old and has just completed kindergarten. She was initially referred to the WA Elks Therapy Program, our Major Project, at 9 months of age due to concerns regarding her motor skill development. Brooklyn was born premature at 37 weeks’ gestation...

Hezekiah is a dashing 4 year old! He is happy, funny and enthusiastic! He is, in this writers opinion, a SUPERHERO! Hezekiah has come a very long way since he began receiving Occupational Therapy, at age two, from The Washington Elks Therapy Program for Children! Just...

Kasper is one of “Our Kids”. He was born prematurely, 13 weeks early, and had respiratory distress and bleeding in his brain called a "hemorrhage". He spent his first couple months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He is now, chronologically, almost one year old....

When Makenna was 6 months old, her parents were told that her future was unclear.  Doctors told them she had a syndrome that affected parts of her brain, and that she was likely blind.  The part of her brain that was most affected controls coordination and balance.  ...

Meet Mateo! This handsome little guy is Mateo. He is 3 ½ years old, and full of life! He’s had a long road to travel in those 3 ½ years, but as you can see from these photos, Mateo is a happy, busy little kid now. He loves to play, and he has a great imagination. Two...

Do you recall the feeling you had the day you got your first set of wheels? Be it a two wheeled Schwinn or a four wheeled ride, it meant one thing, independence! You had places to go, things to do, and people to see! One young man, 3-1/2 year old Pierce, experienced...