Physical Therapy

I had a good day at physical therapy.  I am making progress.  I hope to soon join a gym in La Mesa that works only with disabled people.  It is called the Challenge center.  I hope to take a tour of it soon.  I was able to lay on the mat today on my back and do a very little bicycle motion with my left (the bad) leg.  It was kind of exciting.  Again, day by day, little by little.

My new car

I promised that my next post would be positive and I never break a promise.  First of all, I recently bought a new Toyota wheelchair accessible van and I love it.  These pictures aren't of my actual van but their pretty close.  It enables me to drive anywhere I want by myself.  The driver's seat swivels around enabling me to transfer onto it.  It's great.  I can't say I drive a lot yet on my own.  I'm still a little shaky.  I still pretty much drive with a caregiver with me but, in time, I will be on my own.

I'd like to report that I am doing better but the grieving process seems to have just begun in many ways.  Right after his death there was a lot of hustle and bustle going on trying to arrange the funeral, etc.  Now that things have settled down I am trying to deal with the reality that he is gone.  I don't like death and never have.  I need to focus on the trueness of the gospel and the fact that he is no longer suffering and I will see him again.  

I promise my next post will be more positive:)

This is a very sad time for me.  I, unfortunately, lost my dear brother to ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease) on Sunday, February 8th.  I can and never will be able to express the love I have always felt for him.  I love him so very dearly and always will.  He was the kindest, most unselfish, most caring man you could ever meet.  I know and understand he is free of pain now.  I also know he is sharing time now with my other brother Ron.  God will be with them until we meet again.