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Journals
Happy it Hurts
- By angelbrd67 · Posted July 15, 2009
- 1 reply
- Today we noted change. He said it hurt to slap his legs.. I said why do it then.. He said because I am happy it hurts. He has had feeling all the way down.. just a feeling of pressure and light touch ...
The wedding was beautiful.
- By goldy24k · Posted July 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- We had my sisters wedding this weekend, yesterday in fact. It was very moving. I cried . I was up there with my sister and her new hubby crying. People told me how beautiful I looked and when I cried ...
Locking Knee
- By angelbrd67 · Posted July 12, 2009
- 8 replies
- Ok I was just doing exercises with Matt. I have a standard walker here, not at all tall enough for him to really use but we try to stand with it. Most times his legs curl and won't touch the ground as ...
The Clock Is Ticking
- By mikey · Posted July 12, 2009
- 0 replies
- I was really taken aback upon reading about the recent symposium at the University of California Medical School at San Diego. It was headed by a Philosopher of Medical Ethics by the name of Mary Devereaux ...
trying out the recumbant bike
- By angelbrd67 · Posted July 12, 2009
- 1 reply
- Ok .. we went and bought a regular recumbant bike. The FES bike is out for right now because Matt can't take the electrodes they hurt to much with his incomplete injury. I opened the box... parts all ...
Ethical concerns about SCI clinical trials
- By Rob_CDRF · Posted July 10, 2009
- 3 replies
- An article entitled Paralyzed with 7-14 Days to Decide on a Test caught our attention: "In January 2009, Geron, a biotechnology company located in Menlo Park, California, got FDA clearance to inject spinal ...
First day in our Pool
- By angelbrd67 · Posted July 9, 2009
- 6 replies
- Well we had a lazy first half of the day, the kids were treated to Pancakes and bacon that Tom made for them and then Matt and I did some work on his legs. I made him kick his legs out one at a time ten ...
The feeling of Standing
- By AgainstalOddz1 · Posted July 8, 2009
- 4 replies
- ......It's been almost 22 months in my wheelchair now. 22 months of sitting. I forgot what it was like to stand. Until last week when I got up in my braces and was working on getting into my folks' truck ...
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- By Heech · Posted July 5, 2009
- 6 replies
- I am Heech ...
First 4th after Injury
- By angelbrd67 · Posted July 5, 2009
- 1 reply
- The day didn't start out well, the whole house has had a bug of some sort.. Matt woke up asking me if the dog farted only to discover that his bowel program the night before wasn't over after he went ...
Just A Statistic
- By mikey · Posted June 28, 2009
- 6 replies
- This past week there were 2 deaths that have caused many people to mourn. People will continue to reflect on the lives of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett and their legacy will never die. That is the ...
Medications are working great
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 27, 2009
- 10 replies
- Thought I would make a note.. we started the 300mg of Neurontin 3xday today... so far he has had two doses of it and his leg tone is fantastic. He was at school after doing an all day fundraiser for his ...
Testing Vibration Pad
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 26, 2009
- 4 replies
- Ok a neat person on here wrote a reply to one of my journal entries and talked about vibration thearapy or something like that. Well I got an idea sitting and thinking about it. Now at therapy they use ...
Up and Stepping
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 26, 2009
- 4 replies
- Well we got the braces and he is up and taking steps in them. They are going to make some adjustments to them to make it easier for him and to pad some area's but he did really fantastic today ...
Is it bedtime yet?
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 25, 2009
- 3 replies
- What a day... We woke up with an hour to get to HANGER to get his leg braces... we rushed got down the road a few miles forgot my cell phone had to go back then go there with 4 minutes to spare. As we ...
Leg Braces and Standing Frame
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 24, 2009
- 6 replies
- Well tomorrow is finally the big day after many set backs. He gets his new Legs. We had a bunch of set back from health to INSURANCE... but finally they have got their ducks in a row and the insurance ...
Easy Stand 5000 For sale $900
- By bozocat · Posted June 21, 2009
- 4 replies
- This equipment is wonderful for anyone with a disability that prevents standing. Unit is in excellent condition and located in east central Florida. $900 ...
Beaming with Joy
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- I sit here now just amazed at what is happening. This morning in an earlier reply I was commenting how how my son when he was sleeping was moving his feet tapping his toes in a dream state dreaming about ...
With or without
- By goldy24k · Posted June 20, 2009
- 7 replies
- This week I wrote a poem "I write almost every day." This poem is about the things in life that I can deal with. Let me know what you think; With or Without June 18, 2009 There’s a lot in life I can deal ...
MOVEMENT
- By angelbrd67 · Posted June 17, 2009
- 6 replies
- I havn't posted to many updates lately as things here have gone from bad to nightmare. We went to the Shrinner's hospital in Philidelphia. My son was making great strides forward. But with in a few week's ...
