So we had a good, if somewhat long first day. We all got up at one in the morning and by 1:30 we were on the road. Drove to Buffalo Niagara airport, and the drive was pretty smooth. The flight from BUF to MSP was quick and uneventful, and we got to the hotel by 9:30 central time.
Unfortunately, our room wasn't actually ready until 1:30, so we spent the four hours in the hotel lobby, at the hotel restaurant, in the hotel games room and walking around the hotel grounds. We have a pretty good knowledge of the hotel layout.
Finally, we had our initial assessment with Dr. Masgatova herself. And here we saw why she was the master. She would just tap Fox here, stroke the back of a foot there, and could rattle off a bunch of symptoms that described Fox perfectly. It was really amazing, and we're glad they taped the whole thing because it was really fast and we probably missed a ton of information.
We had also signed up to be part of a study on the changes in reflex development over time and how MNRI affects it. That meant another assessment right after the initial one. This one was quicker, because it involved testing motions, a lot of which were difficult for Fox to do. We'll see how much improvement will happen by the end of the conference.
The final activity of the day was to go to the initial meet and greet/ introduction and get a run down of what we're going to be doing over the next 8 days. Of course, Fox fell asleep. It was only a matter of time, having slept for only an hour on the plane ride all day (since waking up at one in the morning, I'll remind you).
So we're hoping for some good changes to come out of this and can't wait to get started!
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