Have not written any post since August this year. It is long time. Many people have been asking me details about the process that went through to improve my daughter Pratibha. When I started writing it, it is becoming longer and longer. So first created an executive summary kind of post, and continued preparing the detailed note. Let me publish this short post today, and in a week's time will have the longer post, for those who wanted to know the details on how we went about systematically transforming Pratibha from a Silent Starer to a Chatterbox Sitarist.
This short post is created from a PPT presentation.
Will present the method of measurement and monitoring in the forthcoming detailed post.
The above picture presents Pratibha's growth in last 2 years. The PET Scan taken in August 2014 and November 2016 illustrates the increased activity levels in brain and that too with more spread. Changes in IQ and FIM are self explanatory.
Currently Pratibha works at Arpan, a supported employment initiative by the NGO Yash Charitable Trust. At Arpan, delicious home cooked meals are freshly prepared and delivered to customers.
In a recent cooking competition the team of Pratibha and Aarti won 2nd prize. The competition was judged by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor and Alyona Kapoor. A short video here demonstrates Pratibha's interest and passion in cooking.
Recently in Trivandrum, Pratibha presented a close to one hour Sitar performance. Pratibha could perform for an hour without any strain, and that too with minimum mistakes. Later Pratibha repeated the performance at Alappuzha TD temple too. Then a 6 minutes performance at CETAGalaxy Global Meet at Bolgatty Palace Kochi, and a 12 minute performance at "Kochi International Book Fair". Here's the video of the performance at CETAGalaxy Global Meet.
This post is a sneak preview of Pratibha's journey from a 'Silent Starer' to a 'Chatterbox Sitarist'. I intent to publish the next post with details on what we did and how we did.
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Rajeev ji, yourself, your better half and Pratibha have proved what love and cohesiveness can achieve. Instead of brooding on your fate, you chose to combat and cheat that fate! I am lucky that we got acquainted and that we are friends. Wishing all of you the very best. Regards
ReplyDeleteThank you Udayji.. It is a combination of love, cohesiveness and advances in medical field (usage of adult stem cells for enabling brain) that worked.. I think, working with a goal in mind with positive outlook should help.. That's what we experienced..
DeleteHats off to both of u Rajeev for the remarkable feat in bringing up your daughter Prathibha into the mainstream. Such an accomplishment is difficult even for a normal child. I have seen her performance in Ceta Galaxy global meet. It was excellent!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Girija. Yes, we could identify her passions (Music and cooking) and are fortunate enough to support her on both those passions. Thanks very much again.
DeleteVery interesting post indeed! It is the dedication and hard work of your entire family that has brought out the wonderful qualities of who she is today - a beautiful, loving, talented young woman!
ReplyDeleteYes, we have been putting similar efforts for many years. But the response in past 2 years have been very significant. Very happy that we could make her pursue her passions, viz., music & cooking.. Thank you very much for the Arpan platform, where she finds joy, and enjoys a lot..
DeleteAmazing! My sincere accolades to Pratibha and her wonderful family. Particularly interested in the Stem Cell part of the information. Hope to speak to you.. Vasudha
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. You can contact me any time to speak on our stem cell experience..
Deletegood work.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see the improvement and your efforts in channelising her passion...Wishing pratibha all te very best...Thanks for sharing your experiences which are a booster to many of our families out here. God bless
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