frlday, October 12, 1079
daily nebraskan
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Ag Men pledges help handicapped girl with exercises
By Kathy Stokebrand
Ag Men pledges are volunteering to help a physically
handicapped three-year-old girl with her exercise patterns.
Serena Reeves, daughter of Bob and Mary Reeves of
Lincoln, has trouble walking,, running and with her
coordination, Mrs. Reeves said. She also walks on the top
of the ball of her toes.
Mrs. Reeves said that she and her husband thought
something was physically wrong with Serena right after
she was born. However, their doctors began to investigate
Serena's problem only about a year ago.
They are not aware of the exact cause of Serena's
physical handicap but Mrs. Reeves said part of the
problem might be related to Serena's brain and part might
be heredity.
The exercise pattern requires three people to help
Serena. Serena lies face down on a table and in a
rhythmic motion, Mrs. Reeves turns the girl's head from
side to side. Bach time her head turns, one of the two
volunteers (one is on each side of Serena) lifts her leg up
to a right angle and brings her arm on that side around to
her back simultaneously. The right arm and leg and left
arm and leg movements are done alternately with each
turn of Serena's head.
Mrs. Reeves said Serena has been doing this pattern of
exercises since the end of July. The exercises were
developed at an institute in Philadelphia that deals with
treatment of physical handicaps related to brain injuries.
They are intended to strengthen Serena's tendons and
to train her brain to coordinate her motions to crawl
correctly. It is hoped that eventually she will be able to
walk correctly. ,
Mrs. Reeves said Serena has Improved greatly in the last
four months.
Serena does other exercises besides the pattern the Ag
Men pledges help her with. These include a combination
of creeping and crawling for half mile a day.
Mrs. Reeves said Serena is usually willing to do her
exercises although she sometimes has to be coaxed. Mrs.
Reeves often plays sanies or tells stories to Serena while
she is exercising.
Mrs. Reeves said the Ag Men pledges are "great". "I
think Serena likes them, although she sometimes gives
them static when they come."
The pattern must be done 10 times a day for five
minutes with 30 minute intervals. The Ag Men pledges
help from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.-
Mrs. Reeves has had neighbors, a lady from the church,
friends, and even a man who . was laid off work for a
month, help Serena with her exercises.
When the Reeverwere having trouble finding someone
to help out with the afternoon patterns, a neighbor
suggested the Ag Men and Mrs. Reeves contacted them.
The 23 pledges voted to do the project on a voluntary
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Pledge Educator Mike Drake said two pledges go over
to the Reeves home, a block from the fraternity house,
on Tuesday through Friday afternoons.
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