Happiness

I shouldn't give an opinion on how much physical therapy she needs, since I'm T9 incomplete (and don't know). But I do think that it's just wonderful that going to school makes your daughter happy, and, yes, I hope that she can drink her fill of it. That she has the health to enjoy it is such a blessing, too. If anything goes wrong later on (I hope not, but you know how fragile our health can become), you'll be so glad that you gave her all the fun and accomplishment she could muster. On that long drive to therapy,...I hope you can find something closer. Not as an SCI, but previously, after a slip-and-fall accident, I got stuck driving an hour to and from therapy, and that drive really killed my enthusiasm for physical therapy.

How great that your daughter's happy at school! Happiness is so important, and so are friends and a social life. What are the goals of her physio? As tetra, asks, which exercises, if any, can be accomplished by the family at home? Are there any support groups or activity/sports groups in your area (e.g. swimming) that could also compensate for physio? If might be difficult to give up effective physio, though, and hope for something as good close by. Do the PTs have any suggestions for you?