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was given the chance to visit her. “We have been praying for
this for weeks!” Perry said.
“Today is Wilma's birthday, and Parkwood is gracious
enough to bless me with an extra visit. I tried to encourage
her to keep fighting, hoping and praying. I asked her to look
up to affirm that she was indeed not giving up. She did. I
visited Wilma for her birthday with my older son a year ago.
On my 2nd visit, it was the first time I saw her awake and
conscious since leaving home. My 1st visit was with my two
younger children about a month prior, but she was still in a
coma at that time. A lot has happened in a span of 15 months.
Needless to say, Wilma's progress is not only a testament to
God's faithfulness but also to her indomitable fighting spirit.

We're looking forward to the time when she's finally home.
In the meantime, we'll keep fighting, hoping, and praying.”
Perry added.

July 2021: About 3 months ago, Wilma's speech
pathologist, thinking outside the box, decided to present
Wilma’s case to the people at the Assistive Device Program
of Ontario in the hope that she will be accepted into the
program. The ADP is mostly for people with ALS and
cerebral palsy. Thankfully, they were gracious enough to
consider Wilma, assess her, and finally accept her into the
program. The communication device is called Tobii
Dynavox 1-13. Wilma did a great job when she was asked
to focus on different letters that the device would then
pronounce once gazed long enough. In the days ahead, they
will have her spell words or focus on preprogrammed phases
or sentences, making communication with her healthcare
providers and her family much easier. A program called
Communicator 5 can be installed on the device, allowing
Wilma access to Facebook, Skype texting, Netflix,
YouTube, etc. A switching device, which will be attached to
the Tobii 1-13, was also sent by ADP. It is called a
neuronode switch. This is so highly sensitive that it can be

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