CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)

Here are some shots of the atrium at CHOP, they were having a informational fundraiser for "Alex's Lemonade Stand". They really make the whole place kid friendly...

This is actually a moving piece, the kids push a button at the bottom and the car and various gears move throughout.

even the seating is groovy....

Here's a better shot of the giant mobile in the atrium, you could see part of it in the first picture.

We were down in the city at CHOP on Friday for Gabriel appointment for BOTOX injections. They do it as an outpatient procedure in the sedation unit. They drug him up and then put small injections of Botox into various muscle groups to reduce the spasticity that Gabriel has as a result of his Cerebral Palsy. It's actually quite neat. They have been using botox as a treatment for high tone, spasticity and other muscle issues for over 25 years. Anyway, I'll post more information about all that stuff later, I have been meaning to do that for a while. For now though, I just wanted to share our day on Friday....

They have their own T.V. now that comes out and hangs directly in front of them in their bed!

I'm pretty sure Gabe wanted to stay, or at least get us to guarantee that we would get him one of them for his bed at home!

They really drug him up and he's asleep for quite a while, I just got a picture of him sleeping peacefully after the procedure.