Our son Marvin is 11 years old and suffers from a spastic dyskinetic bilateral cerebral paresis.
After his first dolphin therapy last year, many successes were visible. That’s why we decided on a second dolphin therapy this year. Since then, Marvin can reach for things with more accuracy and his hands are now more open than fisted.
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Hallo Baerbel,
Yes, I was in Turkey for six months.
I have been in Germany for a month now. I miss the time in turkey very much! But I have made plans to fly there next summer again.
The team is really great and we undertook a lot together and there were so many new experiences that I hardly had time to miss home. But naturally on a couple of days I was homesick. It was really super that my family and friends could come and visit. Read the rest of this entry »
A gynaecologist in Vienna has been ordered by a court to pay for dolphin therapy following a mistake during childbirth.
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Written by : Janinas
Janina’s Dolphin Therapy in Antalya turkey from 29.09. – 13.10.2008
My name is Janina and I am 11 years old. Because of my spasticity and weak muscles I visited the dolphins in Antalya from 29.09. to 13.10. 2008. On Tuesday, one day after we arrived at the Hotel Mares, we began the therapy starting with an introduction to the therapists. My Dad and I had to answer questions concerning my disability. Having recorded all the information they prepared a course of therapies based on my disability.
In the mornings dolphin therapy and in the afternoons speech or physio therapy. On Wednesday morning I had my first therapy session. My dolphin was called Daisy. At first I was anxious about his size but Barbara, my therapist, quickly calmed my fears. She showed me Daisy from the edge of the pool. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Brigitte Sieberer
Report: 1. Dolphin therapy from 02.07.-13.07.2008 Sieberer Florian
We want to first say thank you to Linda and Barbara for a great therapy with Florian!!
Even if it was a bit difficult for Florian and us at the beginning, the new surroundings, a new therapist and such a big animal in the water-it was a lot to process. After a few days we had gotten comfortable and felt great.
Of course we were all very curious and excited about what was waiting for us in Antalya. We started at 3am and got to the airport very late, had to take a 2 hour bus ride from Dalaman to our hotel and were happy when the journey was over.
The first two days we had time to get used to the climate and the surroundings, which was good but at the same time we could not wait to get started. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Morstein Family
Dolphin Therapy Experiences of the Morstein Family from 4.8 -18.8.2007.
Hello,At long last we have found the time to let you know of our impressions of the dolphin therapy in Antalya from 4.8. -18.8.2007.
The journey to turkey was altogether quite without problems, except that the Airport at Stuttgart was not prepared for disabled persons. In Dalaman we were met and taken to the transfer bus. After a 90 minute drive we arrived in the Antalya Resort. After lunch we moved into our accommodation. 2 nice rooms next to each other. Christoph claimed straight -away the big “Wheelchair -suitable” room.
It was a shame that Christoph’s room had a 5cm high step that prevented the wheelchair from entering the bathroom. Also there were no hold bars in the bathroom. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by family Hamdi
My son Ahmet Hamdi has been diagnosed with autistic mental and motor retardation. He has also some spastic characteristics and hyperactivity problems. The doctors we consulted suspected Williams Syndrome but it could not be diagnosed with any certainty because these tests cannot be undertaken in Turkey. Because of his general condition, he could not speak nor could he take care of himself. He was attending a special rehabilitation Centre in Gaziantep, the town where we have lived for the past 5 years. One day we heard on TV, quite by chance, something about dolphin therapy and we made investigations in the internet, subsequently we made contact with the Centre. We went to Kas on my vacation and had a screening with Dr. Galina. After her evaluation we decided on a course of Therapy. Our first interview was in July. Read the rest of this entry »
