Minnehaha Falls-Minneapolis, Minnesota

Our journey started in the southern part of Oregon, where we lived.  My husband and I loved taking a picnic lunch to waterfalls found in the  "What To Do in Oregon" brochures.  Waterfalls, to me, are such a beautiful act of nature created by our higher power.  However, over the years, my multiple sclerosis landed me in a wheelchair and my husband had brain surgery because of a ruptured brain aneurysm.  Needless to say, our physical abilities, rather, lack of abilities, have hindered our waterfall ventures.

Even though we are hindered, we won't be stopped.  Our new focus is to travel to each US state to discover waterfalls accessible by wheels; be it, wheelchair, bike, or stroller.

We found an amazing waterfall on the edge of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  A right exit off a six lane highway immediately turns into a wooded park.  From the parking lot, large concrete sidewalks lead through gorgeous landscaped pathways.  As you pass by the restaurant and bike/stroller/wheelchair rental building, you can hear the roar of the waterfall. Excitement creates "butterflies" in your stomach the closer you get to the stone wall that prevents spectators from falling off a cliff.

Minnehaha Falls is a well-manicured park.  It offers food, rental services, wheelchair accessible restrooms, and different vantage points of the Falls.

Bob 4 years past brain surgery

Wow, it has been 2 years since my last post; I guess all is going well.  It has been 4 1/2 years since Bob's ruptured brain aneurysm and brain surgery.  And, to think many many medical professionals thought he'd never get out of bed. The only thing that gave anyone an inkling that something wasn't right was Bob's short-term memory.  However, that all changed over night when he started wearing a CPAP machine at night.  Before the use of the machine, Bob would wake up 60 times during the night (15 times diagnoses sleep apnea).  Bob was denying his brain of oxygen and rest time.

After 1-2 days using the CPAP machine, Bob's short-term memory is back to normal; his energy surpasses his normal; and, his nap times have gone from sleeping every time he sits down to six hours of sleep a night is sufficient.