Hi all!I am so sorry it has been such a long time since I last posted a blog. And I apologize again since so much has happened.
Roger is doing great first of all! He is getting movement in his hips, which is amazing! He continues to have some feeling in the right upper leg. He also continues to get really bad spasm like feelings in his right knee which stops him from what he is doing until the pain is gone.
Back in March we went to Redding for Courtney's birthday. It was supposed to be in the 80's and we were staying in a motel with a pool, so I told him to bring his swim trunks. He hadn't been in a pool at all since his accident. Well he "jumped" in the pool and absolutely loved it! He continues to do about 2 hours most days of the week of pool therapy at a pool in Minden. I think he feels like he has some control over his lower body and he is also able to do exercises with his legs in the pool. Trying to build up some of the muscle mass he has lost. He also continues to work out at the gym at his physical therapist's place 3 days a week. He definetly does not catch a break with his physical therapist. The physical therapist and his first hand lady are such a blessing to Roger! They have gone above and beyond for him hoping for the day he walks again!
Roger saw Dr. Alexander (the doc who took care of him in rehab) a few weeks ago. He showed her the improvements he is making and she prescribed leg braces for him. Since he is able to move his hips and essentially throw his hips to move one leg in front of the other, she feels like he can learn how to walk in braces! What a glorious day! He was thrilled! As I tell my patients in rehab, everyday is a new day! Roger has the determination to walk one day and he is well on his way! What a journey.
Speaking of my patients at rehab, that is what has kept me so busy and unable to update the blog. So I apologize again and plan to do a better job! I know there are many people who have thought and prayed for him and still want to continue getting updates, so I am here to do that!
Well this weekend is going to be a cool time for Roger and everybody else showing up to the event (lots of family and lots of friends). Roger is competing in a rock crawling deal in his big Toyota with hand controls (obviously). It is going to be really neat seeing him compete in something he loves to do! Anything is possible! So lots of luck to be sent his way this weekend! He really has amazing friends who put in a lot of time to get his Toyota ready too. He spent all of last week in Mariposa and before he went he blew up his transmission. Figures, or course, when he had this competition planned. Well his buddies got together, found him a new transmission, and worked on his Toyota so it would be ready for the competition this weekend. He is lucky to have friends like that!
This past weekend our cousin, Megan, got married. The picture above was from there. We had a good time:) Congrats Megan and Brandon!!
