16. June 2009 by admin.

Sarah went to an eye appointment. Her peripheral vision on her right side is improving. She still has some deficit there. You can tell by the way she has to turn her head to see things. She has been having a great summer so far. We haven’t gotten our pool warm enough to swim in yet. The weather in Ohio is crazy this year. Its scorching hot for two days and then cold and rainy for three days. I guess this is nature’s revenge on giving us an easy winter.

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8. June 2009 by admin.

Sarah had her appointment with Dr. Franz and he said everything looks good. She is doing really well. That is a small relief. Every once in while Sarah’s pupils will dilate and she stares. We were becoming concerned, but when we shined a light in her eyes her pupils react and she is responsive while this is happening. Dr. Franz told us that it is not a seizure, so we feel some relief. That doesn’t stop us from watching her like a hawk all the time.

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28. May 2009 by admin.

I wanted to post the pictures from Sarah’s aqua therapy.

We had a really fun memorial day weekend. We went to a cookout and had a relaxing weekend. Don’t worry the rides on the quad were very very slow around the back yard.

Here are some pictures:

Sorry these are blurry

Look out Michael Phelps

Tire swing? What kind of therapy is this?

Ava having a tiring day of playing and eating

Kids taking a ride around the yard

Sarah, Ava, Marissa, and Ryan

Sarah giving Roger a ride on the quad (just kidding)

Ava giving dad a ride

Kim was only scared a little

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21. May 2009 by admin.

Sarah has been doing very well. It seems like things are becoming routine (which is good) with her therapy, school, and other activities. She is back in aqua therapy again. She has done it before. It was short lived for a reason that I can’t remember.

She has decided she is going to be a cheerleader again and is going to cheerleader camp this summer. We told her that she will have to clap with both hands this year before we will let her cheer. Her leg is getting stronger all the time. She is starting to move faster and faster. A few weeks ago she was out front with her mom and sister playing and working in the yard. Sarah was playing hard and Kim saw her actually take off running (really running). It was brief but enough that Kim was shocked. I was out back mowing the grass so I didn’t get to see it.

I have mentioned this before, but when Sarah was in the hospital last summer one of her therapists told us that she would never be able to run again. At that moment I wanted nothing more than to prove him wrong. I am hoping that I will be able to post a video some day of her running.

 I have some pictures from aqua therapy but I haven’t had a chance to upload them. I should be able to get to it soon.

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28. April 2009 by admin.

Well its been a while since I posted. We have been busy with some home improvement projects. The kids had spring break and Sarah got her cast off. She has been doing well with therapy. She is almost weened off of all of her medications. We are excited that she is almost done with medicines.

Sarah, Marissa, and Ava at the park

The kids playing a little Guitar hero

Sarah using her weak hand opening a big clothes pin. That is awesome!

Sarah right after she got her cast off.

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14. April 2009 by admin.

Well Easter came and went. The kids had three egg hunts yesterday. We have enough candy to last until Christmas. Sarah has been doing quite well. She hasn’t vomited for a while and seems to get better in every area all the time.

Kim and I lost our minds and let Logan get a new puppy for his birthday. I am not sure why we thought this was a good idea. We dropped the girls off at Nana’s house on Saturday and headed to Indiana to get Logan a black lab puppy. The people we bought him from were very nice and let Logan pick from the three males they had left. Logan is doing well taking care of him and Miley is still getting used to him. Logan decided to name him Murphy II. Without looking back in my posts I am not sure if I ever mentioned our first Murphy. He was a black lab that Kim and I got before we got married. We had to have him put to sleep last year. It was very hard for Kim and I since he was our first pet we had together.

This kids leaving for Easter morning service.

Sarah not noticing that there is an egg between her feet

Logan with Murphy

Murphy enjoying Miley’s toy

Just sittin around

We will have to keep an eye on these two

 
getting a little better

Miley taking her toy back

Not without a fight

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11. April 2009 by admin.

I spent a couple of days at therapy with Sarah. Usually she is at therapy while I am at work so I have never been. She was complaining a lot but she still worked hard. They don’t give her the princess treatment like the nurses at the hospital. Her therapists do a good job of mixing fun with the work.

I took some pictures while I was there. Sorry if they are bad. I took them with my Blackberry. I forgot to bring a real camera.

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7. April 2009 by admin.

Over the weekend we went and had our Kings Island passes processed. I am not sure if I put this in any of the posts last summer. We never processed our 2008 Kings Island passes (we were really busy for some reason last year), so Kings Island was nice enough to let us transfer them to this year. The people at the pass processing were nothing but nice about the whole thing. Sarah was so excited about getting her new KI pass that she celebrated by vomiting in mommy’s car on the way home. It was an isolated vomiting so we are not too worried (I think).

Sarah had a good day at school today. She seems to have a little cold. I think it is near impossible to keep a child well these days. I don’t remember getting sick that much as a kid.

Sarah waiting outside while they check our paperwork

 
Smiling for the camera

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2. April 2009 by admin.

Sarah is dealing with the broken arm quite well. It doesn’t really seam to bother her at all. She had a friend over last night to play.

Kim sent me these pictures yesterday from therapy. I can guess what function is being worked on but it is still funny to see.

Oooey Gooey

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27. March 2009 by admin.

 Sarah got her cast put on yesterday. She didn’t complain at all. Then she went to a family reading night with her mom. I am sure that thing will be full of signatures by the time she gets home from school today.

Sarah with her new pink cast and Ave whose goal is to be in every picture ever taken.

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