Amalie was born in the comfort of her own home after an uncomplicated pregnancy. She was born with hip dysplagia and had difficulty feeding and gaining weight. After a few months, her pediatrician referred Amalie to the Elks Therapy Program to help her feed and...

Meet McKinley. She is one of OUR KIDS. She is so full of life and joy it’s my privilege to go each week to her home and make sure she meets her developmental milestones. You see, McKinley was the first born of dizygotic twins at 33 week gestation. Her twin brother is...

In July 2001, Marcus was born prematurely by 10 weeks. Prior to birth he had a bleed on the left side of his brain that led to his cerebral palsy. His CP now affects his legs and right side especially and makes it hard for him to move and take care of many of his own...

Kimberley is a precocious 10 year old. She is friendly, bubbly, smiley, open to challenges, and has Cerebral Palsy. She was born 3 months early and has been participating in Elks Therapy since she was 3 years old. She has worked on sitting, crawling, sitting posture...

Meet Sebastian who is now three years old. He was referred to the Elks Therapy Program when he was five months old. He had undergone spinal cord surgery and was still recovering. Sebastian was born with spina bifida. Spina bifida is a birth defect that disrupts the...

Ashlynne is a little girl with a genetic syndrome called "Mosaic Chromosome 14". She spent her first month of life at Seattle Childrens Hospital, and has problems in the cardiac, orthopedic, craniofacial, and developmental areas. The local developmental center was not...