The most unlikely kind of therapy: duck. Just five days old. He made Pádraig look at him. With both eyes open. Perfectly aligned. A new “first”!
Match that! How could it get better today? – It did.
This is a short-term memory game for which you have to be able to remember, see, recognise, and react appropriately
There is this red box on the screen and loads of pictures that move from right to left across the screen. The trick is to press the button when the picture you had memorised appears and just as it passes through the red box on the screen.
Watch it! – No bother to Pádraig!
And here is the famous Lokomat.
.With Pádraig ‘walking’.
A day full of ‘firsts’! How motivating and exciting is that! Can it get any betters??


Beautiful, Glorious! Go Pádraig!!
It’s just a sheer desire and powerful determination of living life!
Go Padraig, only left on Friday but seems a lifetime ago! The little duck brought lots of smiles and joy last week…..Emma missing Germany today but we can see how strong she has got in 6 weeks and it was well worth the stress and effort. Say Hi to everyone from Emma xx
Will say hi from Emma! Sorry we missed the two of you strong and determined women!
Absolutely incredible!! Go Pádraig. Maith fear!
Faith fear, alright, Andrew. I really don’t know where he’s taking the energy from!
Sounds like a great day. The duck! What an effective and inventive therapy. A visit to an Open Farm over the summer might well appeal to Padraig. Having a pet would mean extra work in addition to all you do. Perhaps you have a neighbour with a friendly dog that might pop in for visits?
Never thought a baby duck and neuro therapy at the same time…:) Great ideas for the summer!