Monday, October 17, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Project Walk 2011
Dream Team
With all the love and support of Team JC, we headed back to Carlsbad, Ca in search of our miracle. For six weeks, JC endured 3-4 hours a day of intensive therapy, 3 days a week, with acupuncture 3 times a week. As soon as we walked in, everyone commented on how much stronger JC was. They were amazed at how far he came in the time that he was away, and decided that they needed to ramp up his program!
The next few weeks were nothing short of intense and amazing. JC worked so hard to obtain every small goal, and they demanded nothing less than perfection from him. We were told that he was no longer allowed to be in the large manual tilt and space wheel chair, but that he had to be in a self propelling wheelchair by the end of the week. So we rented one from Advanced Medical Supply, whose customer service was beyond excellent. By the end of the week, we saw more and more movement through his legs, and improved trunk control. By the end of the trip, he was able to self propel in this wheelchair!
JC worked tirelessly for every small gain. They started him on a program that would focus on his core, to help get it strong enough for him to maintain a straight sitting posture. As his core became stronger, they realized that it would send signals down his legs. They innovatively used the RTI bike to fire up his core in standing, sitting, and hands and knees.
As the six weeks went on, JC made tremendous strides. He was able to tolerate standing, with close to a completely straight posture, on the total gym, as he practiced knee bends and extensions. He became strong enough to go on the treadmill and demonstrated some initiation of steps, which the therapists help him complete. They showed us how to have him do assisted squats, standing, and adapt regular exercises to strengthen every muscle in his body. At the end of the six weeks he was able to stand in the gait trainer walker with the assistance of electric stimulation to his legs. This was truly an unbelievable sight and the perfect way to end our trip! We realized the possibilities that still lay before us, and the work we still had to do. However, we know that with hard work, determination, and faith anything is possible.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Dear TEAM!
The Videos and some highlights from Night of the Arts have been posted to the blog. Please take time to relive (and enjoy) the performances of the evening. Every performer, every dancer, and every singer that night is a fellow member of Team JC. In fact, most of the performers are JC's own kids, nieces, nephews, and close family friends. That night was a testament of the power of family and the strength of friends. Alas, this truth remains: together, and through the help of Christ no miracle is out of reach.
Thank you all for being part of our lives and for being a supporter of that night. Your donations got JC back to Project Walk for SIX weeks of intense therapy.
Stay tuned for videos and posts about our experience there -- it's a true Testament of God's healing grace.
Faith in Action. Hope in Motion ---let's keep going.
The Videos and some highlights from Night of the Arts have been posted to the blog. Please take time to relive (and enjoy) the performances of the evening. Every performer, every dancer, and every singer that night is a fellow member of Team JC. In fact, most of the performers are JC's own kids, nieces, nephews, and close family friends. That night was a testament of the power of family and the strength of friends. Alas, this truth remains: together, and through the help of Christ no miracle is out of reach.
Thank you all for being part of our lives and for being a supporter of that night. Your donations got JC back to Project Walk for SIX weeks of intense therapy.
Stay tuned for videos and posts about our experience there -- it's a true Testament of God's healing grace.
Faith in Action. Hope in Motion ---let's keep going.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Night of the Arts - THANK YOU......
It has been a week since our Night of the Arts show... and still the depth of gratitude we feel leaves us at a loss for words. To give another person the gift of hope, to urge someone to work beyond the pain to achieve, to guide someone on their quest for a miracle they so desperately seek with every fiber of their being is an act of God. In your faces, in your initiative, in your support, we see the very God in whom we entrusted all our hopes and desires.
Every single dollar you have given us goes to fund the costs of Project Walk.
We said this on Saturday, and the message is so important, that we repeat it here today:
You are a part of this team. You are a part of our lives. And years from now, when we reflect on those moments, on that night, and on the spectrum of feelings we felt, the most significant one will be the feeling of gratitude. You made that night an unforgettable one. You made that night a success. And You have paved the way for Team JC to seek out its miracle...seek out OUR Miracle. For the memory of one and the restoration of another. You helped us achieve both that night.
The success of that night belongs to You.
Team JC.... we've come this far.... let's keep going.
Thank you so much.
Every single dollar you have given us goes to fund the costs of Project Walk.
We said this on Saturday, and the message is so important, that we repeat it here today:
You are a part of this team. You are a part of our lives. And years from now, when we reflect on those moments, on that night, and on the spectrum of feelings we felt, the most significant one will be the feeling of gratitude. You made that night an unforgettable one. You made that night a success. And You have paved the way for Team JC to seek out its miracle...seek out OUR Miracle. For the memory of one and the restoration of another. You helped us achieve both that night.
The success of that night belongs to You.
Team JC.... we've come this far.... let's keep going.
Thank you so much.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
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