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Rehab: Part 4, Going Home

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 So my first week in rehab ended with Christmas. My second week ended with a release home on New Year’s Day. To quickly sum up the last week: it was about prepping me with the skills to go home. An appointment with me spine doctor to check my incision and healingContinue reading “Rehab: Part 4, Going Home”

Rough Times, Sustaining Hope

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 I am going to take a break in the recap of the past and share some of my heart for what is going on in my life today. It has been a sad couple of weeks as my family and I have been mourning the loss of my uncle. He diedContinue reading “Rough Times, Sustaining Hope”

Rehab, Part 3

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 2 weeks! I couldn’t believe that after a spine injury that left me paralyzed, I was being sent home after only 2 weeks! Not only that, but it was decided just days after my admittance! I arrived on the 20th of December. Just a few days in, and I was using myContinue reading “Rehab, Part 3”

Rehab, Part 2

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Ok, trying to recall a typical day in rehab recap: sleepless night, rush to eat, dress, wash up, brush teeth, and dress, maybe meet with doctors and then OT meets me in my bed at 8am. OT work with dressing, getting into wheelchair using slide-board technique, getting in the car, andContinue reading “Rehab, Part 2”

Rehab, Part 1

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 A story day:)Rehab was intense! I was there for two weeks. It felt like forever and not enough time. I could feel my body improving every day by leaps and bounds. The recovery seemed miraculous. In the picture I posted in my post “Hope”, I had just arrived and was almostContinue reading “Rehab, Part 1”

Hope and Surrender in Prayer

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 In the last post, I talked a little about having a hope in a person and not an outcome. When I pray for healing, I am praying for an outcome! I pray boldly for a complete healing, not based on me and whether or not I deserve it, but based onContinue reading “Hope and Surrender in Prayer”

Hope: The Beginning, Part 3

Thursday, May 12, 2016 Following the hospital stay, I was discharged to rehab. Kaiser has an excellent, intensive therapy rehab center that is about 90 minutes away from where we live. When I heard about it, I was pretty excited to get started with a team of physical and occupational therapists and doctors. It soundedContinue reading “Hope: The Beginning, Part 3”

What Helps Me: The Beginning, Part 2

Thursday, May 5, 2016 When I woke up after surgery, my first thought was “I’m alive!” I soon discovered that I had a total loss of feeling and movement from my hips to my toes. Somehow, in that moment, it didn’t matter. I was alive!Since my emergency room admittal, I had the tumor removed, myContinue reading “What Helps Me: The Beginning, Part 2”

Surrender: The Beginning, Part 1

Thursday, May 5, 2016 In Dec 2015 my chronic back pain had escalated to the point that I had collapsed on the floor and couldn’t get up. That’s when we called 911 and I was taken to the ER. I had an MRI and a rather large tumor was found on my spine at T9-T11.Continue reading “Surrender: The Beginning, Part 1”