Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Surgery??????????
Rick is doing great! Before he always had to have the slick board inbetween his legs to eliminate gravity, but now when we are just laying on the coach he can rotate his hips and pull his legs up and down. It's just a little ways but he can do it!! Little progress every day!!! We have therapy tommorow and I'm expecting great things! I'll let ya know!
So... our house... yep still not in. But now we have the deck all done and our ac and most of our appliances. The inspection is tommorow morning and hopefully we'll have good news!! And that's all our updates for now!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Always progress.....
Well you can probably guess... but we're not in our new house yet. They had a problem getting the trex that goes on our deck delivered and our stove was on back order. But from what we hear next week we should move in for real. The trex got delivered today so they just have to put it on and the little inside stuff should get done this weekend and then appliances on tueday and hopefully move in wednesday or thursday. But in the mean time, our whole house is in boxes. Rick's sister Becky and his mom came and helped me pack everything up, too bad we couldn't move in the next day. Until then we'll just have to find ways to make do. At least when it's time to move in we'll be all ready!!
Well today was therapy day. It feels like we haven't been forever!! Now that we cut down to once a week it seems like forever between therapy sessions. But Rick did awesome today!!! He was moving both of his legs so good and strong! They put him on the treadmill to walk him and his therapists said that he could feel Rick helping! His reflexes are alot stronger and his movement keeps getting better and better! It's so fun to watch his legs move and all the improvement he's making. Next time we go I'll take video and put it on here so everyone can see what he can do!! The improvements and progress will just keep coming and it's going to be so fun to watch it all happen!!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Well I haven't wrote for a while so I guess it's time for an update. There's lots of pictures in this video... the first ones are from about a week or so ago. Hollan and Ady got the rockband for the wii and that explains the drums, the guitar, and the microphone. I played the drums and I sucked but it was still fun. Don't be surprised if you see us on tv one day being famous for being so good at rockband!!
Well our house is closer than ever!! We found out a last week that we got a deck donated to us!! We were so excited! Some people from Richfield donated the wood and the labor and a company up north donated the trex that is going on top! All that's left on our house is to put the trex on the deck and just a few finishing touches like finishing the banester and just finishing a few finishing touches. As of right now we're suppose to move in next week, so keep your fingers crossed that it actually happens. I'll put tons of pictures of it when it's all done. Rick hasn't seen the house since we first came home from the hospital and all it had was sheetrock.. well last night for the first time Rick went in and saw our house. That's what the pictures are of on the video at the last. He loved it!!! Of course he did... what's not to love!! It was fun to have Rick see our house because now he knows all the wonderful things I've been telling him about.
Rick has been doing great! He keeps progressing. His arms keep getting stronger and he works them out every day. I'm so proud of him, he trys so hard and he does everything he can to get stronger and getting all his movement back. We do weights on his arms everyday and stretch him out, he does a motorized bike to work out his legs and he we do tons of stuff with his legs to get them going. In rehab on friday, they put him in a standing frame and told him to try to thrust his hips forward and back. He did really good! They did some reflex tests on him and said he is still in spinal shock which normally lasts about 6 months. We're in month 4 now... and our theory is, is that as soon as he's out of spinal shock his feeling and movement is just going to come rushing back! I think the fact that he is making so much progress while he is in spinal shock is such a great thing!! Rick I am so proud of you and your wonderful attitude and how hard you try. I fall in love with you more and more everyday and I'm always here for you. I know that if we keep our hope and faith we'll be done with all this before you know it!
We just want to say thankyou to a few people... Robert for fixing our sink for us, Anna and Jen for weeding our yard, my parents for taking us out to lunch and hanging out with us, Becky for the jamba juice and hanging out with us in rehab, Chad and Tiff for all their concern and love, Trav and Mac for calling and getting the updates and always asking what they can do to help, Shay for all his faith and hope, Matt and Mindy for their love (Mindy we hope your feeling okay :) ) Jen and Jake and all their cute girls (Makayla thanks again for fasting for us, you are so dang cute) Hollan and Ady for being the bestest friends anyone could ask for, all the wonderful people that are involved with our house that are helping and donating things to us, Roy Moore for being like our other father and for all the wonderful things he does for us, Stir and Tiff for being the best boss and friends to us, (Rick can't wait to get back to work for you) and I know I've already said it, but both of our parents are pure amazing! I couldn't even list the things they do for us because the list goes on and on. I could honeslty go on for days and days with people we need to thank, but at leasts that's a start! Thank you to everyone!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Well we got the news....
Well on to the news about our doctor visit and Rick's pressure wound. We went Thursday morning and saw the plastic surgeon, on our way there I told Rick that I never thought we'd be going to a plastic surgeons office. Anyway, we went and talked to the doctor and he told us that Rick is getting surgery on July 30, but we only have to be in the hospital for 3 or 4 days and we get to do all the rest of recovery at home!!!! When the doctor looked at his wound he said that it was just a small one and it would be really easy. So he will be on bed rest at home for 3 to 6 weeks, but judging on how small it is and how determined Rick is I'm sure it will only take three weeks or less. We are SO excited that we don't need to be in the hospital the whole time! It will be hard for Rick to lay in bed all day every day till it's healed, but with all the prayers being said for us I'm sure it will go by fast. We can do some therapy while he is laying in bed as long as we don't put any tension on the wound site. So we can still work out his arms and do some stuff with his legs. We are so thankful to everyone who fasted and prayed for us. It means so much to us, and we are getting so many blessing. We could never say thank you enough to all the people that are helping us through this, but hopefully we will find ways to repay all of you. Your prayers are what is helping us so much, because it truly is all in His hands. I really believe once we get this wound thing all healed up Rick's recovery is going to go so fast and he'll be up and walking in no time!!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Our kitchen cabinets
Our jet tub... mmmm
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
A side step....
So.. we just got out of the hospital and we really don't want to go back. We'll do what we have to do and we'll make it through it.. but we really don't want to go back to the hospital. So we are asking everyone.. please pray for us. I know tons of people already are and we are so grateful for all of you.. but we are so ready for a miracle. And this wound healing up would be a miracle. We're fasting this Sunday which is fast Sunday and we know all of you have things in your life that you're are going through too... but we are asking everyone to fast for us then and keep us in your prayers. Even if we do have to have this surgery.. we're praying that we'll only be in there for a couple weeks.. if we're in there for six, I don't think we could do it. Please pray for us.. we're ready for this whole thing to be OVER!!