Its back, nausea reared it's ugly head again today. The nausea started for Jerry upon waking and continued through the day. I had hoped the antibiotics he's on would kill whatever is causing the nausea, no such luck. It was tolerable in the afternoon at SCI-FIT so Jerry was able to get a good workout. Jerry had an excellent workout today, breaking his record once again, 25 minutes in the standing frame, that's more then double his previous record. Jerry could have actually gone longer however it was time to switch to a new exercise. It would seem his blood pressure is stabilizing some what when in the standing position. Jerry got to work out on a new piece of equipment, it's to difficult to explain I'll have to take a picture next time he's on it. The new equipment worked the lower back and butt muscles. The trainer said he could feel the muscles in the lower back initiating, those muscles are well below Jerry's level of injury, it's very encouraging. Jerry did some of the usual workout on the total gym and the table however he also got to do some exercise on the floor mat. Jerry was on the floor on his knees doing some balance and core exercise. Lastly Jerry spent about 30 minutes on the FES bike. Very productive day but needless to say he was pretty wiped out by the time we got loaded in the van to head home. Tomorrow we are back at Dominican rehab.
The kittens are so adorable I can't stand it, they are so intertaining to watch. Our cat we had before (Cher) is not adjusting well to the new additions. We have to watch them closely when they are on Jerry, they must be teathing because they love to chew on things, espesially fingers and their teeth are like little razor blades. They must of gotten to Jerry's fingers at some point when nobody was paying attention, Jerry had a few kitty scratches and nibbles on one of his hands. Night before last Dennis was sleeping on the couch and both kittens were sleeping on his pillow half on his face, nibbling on his fingers. I took a picture, I'll have to post some pics later.
Good night,
Katie
6 comments:
Very funny...
;o)
Love you guys!
have a great night Jerry your family are wonderful god bless!!
Mornin' Macs,
I sure hope the nausea goes back down to a 1 today. I can only imagine how tiresome and uncomfortable it makes doing the smallest of tasks and of course, you've gotta eat, so, here's a prayer for and N-free (relatively speaking) day.
Glad to hear your vertical frame time continues to improve and that your muscles are beginning to engage below the level of your injury. Small improvements, steadily. Keep up the good work Jer. You know we think of you every day and say a prayer for you, too.
Love ya,
Trish
nice job on the standing frame
Thanks for sharing the good news.
Hey Katie, I sent this to your ihwy account, but got a bounce back, soI am reposting here. I have been following your guys progress on the blog everyday.
I can't remember if I sent you these links before, but both are pretty inspiring.
This first one was started by a pro surfer who broke his neck, and still surfs today:
http://www.liferollson.org
This story is a bit more gritty, I loved it because the guy who it focuses on is about my age, and was one of my heroes when I was a kid as a skateboarder.
His story is in a 15 part episode here, and you can probably get the DVD for free down at skateworks downtown.
http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1390018497
If Jerry has time to check these out, he may really dig it.
The second one like I said is a bit gritty, probably not the best subject matter for younger kids, but hey, I loved it.
Thanks for posting your updates!
zack hill
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