Josh starts his Lokomat training this Thursday!
WooHoo!
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Hi, it's Josh. As you probably know, I suffered a brain injury in a car accident on December the 12th, 2010. After 3 weeks in the Paoli Hospital ICU, I was transferred to Bryn Mawr Rehab to begin my recovery. On May 24th, I was discharged to home to finish recovery in the BMR day program. Friends originally set up this blog to help my family more easily communicate with everyone. Please leave a message or comment below (if you choose to) or contact me on Facebook or Gmail. Thanks!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Is It Really February?
It's hard to believe that it is 2013 and Spring is rapidly approaching. Josh has been very busy as usual.
After a nice holiday break, Josh has been working hard 5 days a week. Between Bryn Mawr Rehab, Fighting Back, the Sadar Institute and home work outs, he is extremely busy. The hard work is paying off.
Josh had some minor medical issues 2 weeks ago that required a trip to the ER at Paoli, which was traumatic just being there. However, after a subsequent visit to a specialist during an ice storm and an adjustment of meds, things are looking up this week. Mike had to miss a business trip he had been planning for over a year, but we dealt with and defeated the issue as a family.
Josh was fitted for a new lighter and smaller wheel chair last week. It will take a while to be made, but will help him scoot around without help from anyone else, while he is still perfecting his walking skills.
We visited the neurologist today to discuss the issues Josh had experienced a few weeks ago, and to review his latest MRI. The MRI showed that the atrophied area around his medulla is actually shrinking, showing a marked improvement over the last year and a half. He is still healing.
Josh will also finally start using the Lokamat walking machine at Bryn Mawr. We are very excited about that!
Josh will be graduating from the Occupational Training program at BMR this month. He is sad because he enjoys it so much!
Special thanks to the Geeseys and the Glassers who have taken a special interest in Josh all this time and keep him motivated in their own special ways!!!
It's not all blue skies and rainbows, but we are thankful for where we are at at this point. We have our family and friends to support us and Josh continues to improve.
Josh's New Year's resolution is to walk unassisted this year. Give him a hardy "Yes You Can!"
Love and Thanks,
The Bonjos
After a nice holiday break, Josh has been working hard 5 days a week. Between Bryn Mawr Rehab, Fighting Back, the Sadar Institute and home work outs, he is extremely busy. The hard work is paying off.
Josh had some minor medical issues 2 weeks ago that required a trip to the ER at Paoli, which was traumatic just being there. However, after a subsequent visit to a specialist during an ice storm and an adjustment of meds, things are looking up this week. Mike had to miss a business trip he had been planning for over a year, but we dealt with and defeated the issue as a family.
Josh was fitted for a new lighter and smaller wheel chair last week. It will take a while to be made, but will help him scoot around without help from anyone else, while he is still perfecting his walking skills.
We visited the neurologist today to discuss the issues Josh had experienced a few weeks ago, and to review his latest MRI. The MRI showed that the atrophied area around his medulla is actually shrinking, showing a marked improvement over the last year and a half. He is still healing.
Josh will also finally start using the Lokamat walking machine at Bryn Mawr. We are very excited about that!
Josh will be graduating from the Occupational Training program at BMR this month. He is sad because he enjoys it so much!
Special thanks to the Geeseys and the Glassers who have taken a special interest in Josh all this time and keep him motivated in their own special ways!!!
It's not all blue skies and rainbows, but we are thankful for where we are at at this point. We have our family and friends to support us and Josh continues to improve.
Josh's New Year's resolution is to walk unassisted this year. Give him a hardy "Yes You Can!"
Love and Thanks,
The Bonjos
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