Friday, December 21, 2007

December 21, 2007

Debbie Knox did a followup with Terry at therapy yesterday (12/20/07). Then it was aired last night on the Channel 8 6 o'clock news. Click link below to see the video:
http://www.wishtv.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?clipId1=2

You will need to scroll down throught the videos and look for Terry (photo of him). His video is titled Man Who Lost Leg in Accident Eyes a Major Comeback 08. Click on it and it should start with a commercial and then Terry's video.


MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!!!!

Friday, December 14, 2007

Week of December 3, 2007

This was snow week! Mandy and I shoveled on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I also spent a LOT of time on paperwork. It seems a lot of people need information that only I can find. I've spent HOURS trying to gather everything. At therapy, both of the therapists are working toward Terry being able to stand without holding on. He's not quite there at either place, but he's getting closer! He was able to stand for about 20 seconds in the pool!!! YEAH!!! We had visitors over the weekend. Guy and Cheri (friends from South Carolina) visited on Friday and Sunday. We've been friends for over 30 years. It was great to see them. On Saturday, we went to my mom and dad's for a birthday/going away party. Debbie had her birthday, and Lincoln is getting ready to move to England for 2-plus years. We wanted to get together one last time before he left. It was a wonderful day! It was just the immediate family, so a small group. As usual, we had a very full week!

Week of November 26, 2007

As usual, I'm behind on this. I keep trying! We celebrated our anniversary this week. Thirty-one years! Also, Terry is now doing about 95% of the work at getting from a sitting position to
standing!!! Praise God! We can see progress almost daily. We finally had a chance to try crutches. Terry thinks that will help with him standing taller in the pool. The first attempt was on Friday. It didn't go too well. Terry was a little disappointed. He had thought he would get it easily, as he has so many things. He'll keep trying. It DID help him to stand taller when he got back on the walker, so that's progress. On Saturday, we had two awards banquets to attend. One was at the go-cart track. Many of the drivers know Terry. They were pleased at his progress. The next banquet was for Indiana POA (Pony of Americas) Association year-end horse showing awards. Chase, Wyatt, and Rylee all received awards. They're so talented! It was a great day! On Sunday morning, Terry & I lit the first Advent Candle. Several of the kids were there: Grant and family, Arlyne, and Amanda. We were glad they had come. It's been a nice weekend.

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Week of November 19, 2007

At water therapy, Terry's having a hard time putting weight on his left foot. He learned how to balance without the prosthetic, so now it's hard to do it WITH the leg. It will come with time.
At land therapy Terry stood for a full FIVE minutes!!! His strength and endurance are improving! Also, the last time he stood today, he asked if the parallel bars could be lowered. Lames did that, and Terry did about 80% of the work to stand!!! With the right angle, he does very well!
We got a new lift chair/recliner for Terry this week (as an early Christmas gift!) It will give Terry someplace else to sit, and therefore a LOT more comfort. Jimmy made a platform for the chair so it will be almost the same height as the W/C (for transfers). I did some baking for Thanksgiving, just a couple of pies and macaroni and cheese. Then Terry and I had to make his "world-famous stuffing". We did all we could Wed. then finished early Thu.
We had our Thanksgiving dinner out at the track. Terry had SO much fun racing around with the kids on their riding toys! Everyone thought it was great to have all of the extra room! We also had a LOT to be thankful for this year!
Mom had the family for Thanksgiving on Sat., so we went there. She had a HOUSEFUL!!! We played cards and pool, chatted and laughed! I have several NUTTY relatives and I laughed more than I had in months. It was GREAT!!!
After such a full week, we had a restful day on Sun. It was nice to just relax.

Week of November 12, 2007

We realized we STILL had a leak in our family room, so Mike came over and checked that. We think we've tracked it down. I had a cold that started on Sun., so my energy level was down. Mandy helped quite a bit. In land therapy, James was working on Terry's flexibility and felt that Terry had made a LOT of progress! He also had Terry try to stand at the side of the exercise table. Terry did it! After he had stood for a minute and then sat back down, James said he hadn't thought he could do it. It's great to see Terry accomplish things we don't realize he's capable of doing!
We had the extra part REMOVED from the wheelchair. Hooking into the front seat won't work. Oh well....

Thursday - Rylee had to go into the hospital overnight. She'd been sick and became dehydrated. We went to Comm. North to visit her.

Friday - At water therapy on Friday, James (land therapist) came by and saw Terry walking. That way he has a better idea of what needs worked on.
Saturday - On Saturday, Rylee came to spend the afternoon and night with Mandy. They used to spend a lot of time together, but hadn't in awhile. They enjoyed the time together.
Sunday - Sunday was our Thanksgiving dinner at church. We had a wonderful time of fellowship with friends and family we don't always see.