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Waterskiing was a no go... it rained.

The real reason I am blogging tonight is to ask for prayers for Ryan Clausing and family.Their legal battle has taken a turn.  Their lawyer is now advising they take the $25,000 insurance money that they were promised right after the accident and not fight it any further as the case against the mom of the girl who hit him (she was under 18 at the time of the accident?) has now also been dropped.  $25,000 is nothing in the lifetime of someone who has special needs.    Please pray for them as their battle continues on.

"He's not jaded or bitter. He's gonna leave the givin' up for the quitters."

J

I'm Hooked!

Hey all!

So I have lots of good news...

I have discovered I LOVE waterskiing; I went on Friday and had a ball.  I wiped out the very first go around and managed to come right out of my ski (I freaked out a bit) so, back to the dock we went.  The next time I managed to stay in my ski so, all they had to do was get the rope and put me right side up and we were off.  I was even able to ski by myself for a little while, and then I wiped out and we called it a day.  The plan is to get back out on the water on Monday, except with sunscreen this time cause I got a wicked burn.  I think this is going to be really good for my shoulders, too.  They were sore the next day, but a different part of them.  One of the things we know is that my shoulders obviously do more "pushing" than "pulling" so, this may be the "pull" my shoulder needs :).

The other good news is that my old boss is back which means... WALKING!  We've walked once already and I was pretty shaky because I haven't walked since he left which, by the time we started walking again, had been just over 2 months. I got there once and I'll get there again.

"He's not jaded or bitter, he's gonna leave the givin' up for the quitters."

J

Back in the Saddle

Tomorrow I'm going back to Hippotherapy. I am PUMPED!  You see, ever since PT coming to an end and my boss leaving, there hasn't been much in the way of therapy. Anyhow, I will be going to that every 2 weeks in July and then we'll see what August brings.  I'm very excited to be back to stretching, working on balance, and standing.  I'm sure there will probably have been some regression, but,  we'll get there.

I am also going water-skiing on Friday and I'm not sure whether I'm more excited for riding or that.  I'm kind of scared because it's new.  It's a big step.  I'm not one for change or adventure, but it's time to stop being scared and letting the chair get in the way of the things I want to do and try.  Any water-skiers have any advice?

J

"He's not jaded or bitter, he's gonna leave the givin' up for the quitters."