Friday, March 27, 2009

Jon had an appointment for x-rays today down at Sutter-Roseville. He is doing so well they have recommended weaning him off of his body and neck brace over the course of the next six weeks. He also gets to discontinue his coumadin after April 1st. His spine, neck and rib x-rays all looked really good. It amazes me that everyone knows who he is and what happend to him. Everytime someone asks what happend to him, after he tells the story they all say "Oh your that guy"! Jon is looking forward to a shower without all his gear on. He has another appointment in about three weeks to have his leg and pelvis x-rayed. We are looking forward to getting back to our own house and resuming a somewhat normal life soon. All our love, Lee and Jon

Sunday March 21, 2009

Jon has had a busy week. He has to have blood tests done twice a week to monitor his coumadin and has had an appointment with his personal doctor. On Monday he meets with the physical therapists up here and they will devise a work out plan for him. We are staying at my moms house for now, it is more handicap accessible for him. If you want to call Jon there the number is, 530-274-8008. My cell phone does not get good reception there and she has no internet access. Jon is in good spirits and is using his walker more than his wheel chair at this point in time. I took him to our favorite restaurant in Nevada City, Daddy's Little Grill, on his first full day back. He was so excited about it he could hardly eat. We'll update you next week on his progress. Much love, Lee & Jon

Monday March 16, 2009

Happy Monday to everyone! We are very excited to be going home today. Dr. LeBlue came in early this morning to say good bye to Jon, he had a conference in Reno (hopefully he'll make it over the summit okay) and wanted to see him before he went.
Many people have asked me how I'm holding up and I'm doing very well considering everything. Today I wept with relief and joy....I had not dared to hope for such an outcome for such a serious accident. I had always hoped for the best and prepared for the worst but in the end it is in the hands of others that Jon's fate had fell, I was just along for the ride. Our life has depended on so many people since the accident that it would be remiss of me not to thank them. To Matt and his family who opened his door to a frantic women so I could call 911 and came back with me to see if he could help, to the police officers, fire dept., paramedics, life flight pilots, who made sure that he went to the facility that would be most beneficial to him, I thank you. The head of trauma Dr Demare, his surgeons doctors Finkmeyer and Taggart for patching up his broken body, and all the nurses in ICU who were outstanding. Dr. LeBlue, and all the staff @ Roseville Rehabilitation Institute, especially Keeny, Chantal, Lannae, Vicky & Vicki, Wayne, Pat, Martha, Bonnie, Christy, Vince, Cheryl, Jade, Jen, Tosin, Michelle, and the countless others who made our stay here so successful. Lastly to all of our family, friends and strangers who kept Jon in their prayers and sent him good thoughts we give our heartfelt thanks. All of you and Jon, are who kept me going. I will still update the post with Jon's progress although not as frequently and when Jon can dance with me again my job will be through. All our love Lee and Jon

Friday March 13, 2009

Today is the anniversary date of Jon's accident. 28 days ago he was hit by the tree and he has made amazing progress in such a short amount of time. We have been all checked out on Jon's limitations and moving him. Jon practiced getting in and out of the car today and he did a great job. He also had to change rooms today and he is in a much larger one than before. His new room # is 6147 and his new phone # is 916-878-2547. We're looking forward to being home and back into a normal routine. Love Lee & Jon

March 10, 2009

Today we got the best possible news. Jon gets to come home next Monday! We are so excited and can hardly wait. He still has a lot of work to do before then, learning how to get in and out of the car for one, but with all the progress he's made so far I'm sure it will be a piece of cake. See all of you soon.....
Lee & Jon

March 9th, 2009

Jon had a stellar day today! This morning in therapy he walked 20 ft. with his walker, in his afternoon session he walked 50 ft. with his walker. Jon's brother arrived today and keeping Jon in good spirits. We also wanted thank everyone who came to the fundraiser and/or made a donation. Doug and Sheri raised over $1500 at the fundraiser and another $700 in donations. We really appreciate all the help especially in these hard economic times.
Lee & Jon

Sunday March 8th 2009

Today our son, Brody, brought our dog, Ruby, for a visit. It was the first time Jon has seen her since the accident.
Jon graduated from a rolling bath tub to using the shower in his room yesterday, Yeah! He has to wear his body brace in the shower but it makes it infinitely easier to clean and move him. One more step in the homeward direction.
Weekends are quiet around here, so Jon and I went for a walk around the building. He did have many visitors today too.
Jon's brother, Mark, will be coming up to visit on Monday and he's really looking forward to that.
Lee and Jon

March 5, 2009

Jon is doing exceedingly well. I call him in the morning and let him know when I'm going to arrive at the hospital and he is always waiting for me at the front door. Today we hit a milestone......Jon walked 6ft in a walker! They have traded in his big wheel chair for a more compact one. I have to go through a training to make sure I know what his limitations are. We're starting to feel hopeful that Jon will be home soon.
I also wanted to remind everyone about the fundraiser on Friday, March 6th. Sheri & Doug will have light hor-douvers starting at 7:30pm
silent auction and/or raffle (Doc Joe also will have airline tickets to raffle off)
music starts around 8pm until 1am at Vega's
There is a parking garage directly across the street from Vega's
Vega's is located next to the Spud Place on Old Sac
at 910 Second Street
Please NOTE that Vega's is donating the entire nightclub for us to use
It will be CLOSED to the general public!
There will be a doorman
Your name must be on the guest list to enter or say your there for the Jon Hurst Fundraiser. We'll see you there. Lee & Jon

Hello From Jon

March 3, 2009

Jon's doctors and therapists had a team meeting today, but have decided to wait another week before they will decide on a discharge date. They have given him three goals to get through this week instead. To be able to transfer from his bed to his wheel chair with only one person to "spot" him, to be able to be independent in his wheel chair, and to be able to toilet all by himself. So he has a lot of work to do this week. Jon has had a lot of physical therapy today. He does most of the hard stuff in the morning. Today they had him practice standing up in a walker and then sitting down and working on his arms on the universal gym. Then in the afternoon someone came in and did leg exercises with him.
In an aside, Shayla has informed us we will be the proud grandparents of a bouncing baby boy in July! His name will be Jonas Jeffery Rabe.
All our love Lee & Jon

March 1, 2009

Today is Sunday and Jon's weekend is almost over. His physical therapy is light on the weekends so we've had a lot of free time to roam the halls and just hang out. He had a bath today and it gets easier each time we do it. For Jon to take a bath is quite a bit of work and is considered therapy in and of itself. He has to get undressed in bed and then we have to transfer him from his bed to a gurney that has a kind of soft tub attached to it. We wheel him down the hall to the big shower room and pretty much hose him down, soap him up, rinse him off, dry him off, cover him with warm blankets and wheel him back to the room. Then we get him dressed and either put him to bed or like today, put him back into his body brace to take him to lunch.
Our videographer (Josh) has a slight cold so we're keeping him away from Jon for a little while. We'll try and get to the video blog later this week.
Tuesday or Wednesday we will have a team meeting with his doctor and therapists and they will give us a discharge date.
All our love, Lee & Jon