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When my husband and I set out to find and take pictures of wheelchair accessible waterfalls in every U.S. state, we were excited about the challenge. We gave ourselves no time limit to accomplish our feat; however, we had one mutually agreed upon rule that dictated how long we would stay in any given area. That rule was to never shiver again. Needless to say, adhering to this rule presented a new challenge. The new challenge was to find a waterfall that was actually flowing. Visiting mid-west and eastern states during months that prevented us from shivering are the same months that are hot enough to dry up streams; hence, little or no water flow for waterfalls. The natural scenery and picturesque landscapes warrant a second visit in the early spring right after the snow melts.

Bob and Jan

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Story teller...

Bob is quite the story teller. I got him an eye-patch to retrain his eyes to coordinate with each other. He told a story that he stole it from a guy who was arrested by a cop. Bob showed up on the guy's doorstep with the eye-patch on, and the guy said it was his....and the story went on and on. Bob got a good laugh from anyone who was listening, as well as Bob. :-)

The substitute occupational therapist, who is the program's director, informed me today that he has been doing hard things with Bob, and he passed with flying colors. I suggested order cards; which have pictures on them to put a sequence of activities together. He's bringing the cards tomorrow. The therapist said that the only thing he sees Bob needing to work on is simple sequencing, and his brain likes to "fill" in the gaps that are missing from his memory; hence, his story telling. He suggested a memory book.

As soon as we were done with the OT, we both wheeled right over to PT. I told the PT that it's time to hit the physical therapy hard. She did some work with him, then placed an order for the nursing staff to stand Bob is the EZ lift every 20 minutes. I don't think the nursing staff is going to like me too much tomorrow.

Other-than-that, T was so with it today.

Pray for me to have patience, and pray for Bob to willfully move. One day at a time...

A PRAYER FOR TODAY from Joel Osteen
Father God, thank You for giving me power to overcome fear. I choose to face fear head on and drive it out of my life. Show me any areas of my life where fear is holding me back so that I can press forward into the life of victory You have for me. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

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