When I mentioned my fears regarding Tanaya to a friend, who had a daughter with cerebral palsy, her antennae went up! She said, “Forget what the doctor said. If you have a doubt, do not waste another moment”. She gave me the contact of a physiotherapist who was also trained in Neuro Developmental Therapy (NDT) and was supposed to be very good. So I started taking Tanaya for therapy every evening and it was the most traumatic experience ever!! My complaint was that Tanaya did not cry? Well, now I got a taste of what it was to hear her cry. She would howl her heart out throughout the entire session. It was the most heart wrenching experience for me. There were children of different ages, and different diagnoses, all going through similar painful therapy and crying their hearts out. The impact of the therapy and the therapists was felt by my entire family. Witnessing the pain of the children and the parents and the attitude of the therapists sent me into a spiral of depression. I ...
