Jessi Martin was worried about her daughter, Kinsley (left). The seven-year-old was having trouble reading and had been recently diagnosed with dyslexia. Fortunately, Jessi found the help her daughter needed at Macon Community Hospital. The MCH Speech Therapy program offers specialized treatments for patients with a variety of speech or language issues including dyslexia, autism, dysphagia, cognitive conditions resulting from stroke and more.

Amy Algood (right) is Kinsley’s Certified Speech Language Pathologist. “Amy is very sweet and easy to work with,” Jessi says. “She pours a lot of love into my daughter and always goes above and beyond. Because Kinsley is on the autistic spectrum, she can sometimes have a meltdown and needs to collect herself. Amy has so much patience when working with her. Kinsley also has trouble sitting still. Amy came up with the idea of having my daughter sit in a chair that rolls and spins so she can be mobile and happy.”

Before her therapy started in September, Kinsley could not read simple three-letter sight words like “dog.” Today she is reading single sentences with help. Jessi has been so impressed with Kinsley’s improvement that her six-year-old daughter, Dixie, who is also dyslexic, is now seeing Amy as well. “I just can’t say enough good things about Macon Community Hospital!” Jessi says.