Craig Week 4

Tuesday

Today was a great day! Josh worked his butt off, learned some new stretches and achieved things he didn't think he could do! Thank goodness the people here make him work harder because they know he is an athlete and can do things most people can't at this point.

He did this obstacle course in fit class. He did it last week, but they moved him up from "buttercup" to "puppydog". The goal is "big dog". Haha. He almost got the fastest time of the day :)

First, warm up...

2nd, heavy rope pull 2X...

3rd, 45 sec punches...

5th, throw medicine ball up above the square 50X...

6th, 100 heavy ropes...

7th, backwards incline 3X...

Last, finish strong 1 min as fast as u can!

 

Our original OT, Mackenzie, wasn't available, so this OT girl worked on Josh today. She was getting a little too close to him for my comfort. I thought it was just me until Josh pointed it out too! Haha. Jk. She was just doing her job...right? ;)

Josh doing lower transfers with Chris in mat class.

First he had to transfer up higher than he has ever tried...

When he achieved that, they made him go even lower! He of course passed that one too!

They do this to get them prepared for floor transfers. So if there is ever a time they end up on the floor, they will know how to get back into the chair. It's crazy the things they need to learn to survive in this huge life change. (Btw, Chris is wearing a mask because its protocol if they are a little under the weather) :).

Jimmie O'Dell, CanAm's race team manager flew into town today to see Josh. He got a taste of the "behind the scenes...uncut". Haha. But it was really nice to visit with him. He is such a spiritual giant and a great example with Christ-like attributes. He took us out to dinner to a close-by Italian restaurant. That was our first time "out to dinner" in a month! The food was so delicious with flavors I haven't tasted forever! My mouth was jumping for joy! Thank you Jimmie.

 

I got a pic with Josh too :). My first in forever!

 

Wednesday

Josh passed a few more things off today in wheelchair class! He had to go down an incline 4 times in a row while keeping a wheelie the whole time. Stud!

Then he learned how to play wheelchair basketball. He will be kicking butt in that soon also!

 

The Bundy's made it here today! :D I got to kiss on Cohen's yummy, chubby cheeks! Mmmmm. They drove all night so the kids would sleep. That is an 11 hour drive! I can't believe the sacrifices our friends make for us! :')

Paige was at aunt Emily's the whole weekend, so we didn't see her much...

Thursday

The highlights of today were moving to the east side & Johnny and Sean flying in for a surprise visit! They brought him a signed and framed picture of the WORCS kids at the last race in the shape of a #2. :') Cassie Walrath is the bomb!!!

 

Johnny and Sean hung out with us for a couple of hours in our new apartment on the east side! Sooooooo much better! I do have to say, we liked our nurses and techs on the west side a lot more so far. But now we can see our tv from afar, people have a place to sit when they come visit, lots of windows, there is an actual table to eat at, and I don't have to leave him at night! Soon they will get a us a double bed we can both sleep in. We will see how long that lasts. Haha. He is now up to every 4 hours being turned. So that's much better than the every 2 hour turn time. He has to be turned every so often at night so he doesn't get bed sores. During the day, he's out in the wheelchair, so he does chair shifts every 15 min for 2 min. That time will go up as his skin get more tolerable.

It was really good for Josh to have talked to both Johnny and Jimmie this week. Ever since his crash, he has had this huge guilt of failing both Johnny(Motoworks/DWT) and Jimmie(CamAm) who have put so much time, money and trust into him. They are the ones who made this dream he has lived the last 7 years, possible. And to see the support they are giving him still is incredibly humbling. He has obviously gained more of a brotherhood with these men, than just a factory friendship. And it does not stop with these two men. We will be eternally grateful for the friendships we have made through these past 7 yrs! And I know that they will just grow from here.

One thing Sean said that has stuck in my mind was that 'he is so excited to see what is next for Josh. That he thinks God has a plan for him and it is going to be huge!'. Thank you Sean. :') I have to say I totally agree. He really is an incredible man, and not just physically. There is a much bigger plan for him and I just hope I can keep up;)

 

Friday

Today was a crappy day:(. Josh was having some serious muscle spasms in his legs and it was making him nauseous. He kept dry heaving and then would break out into a cold sweat. So, our big outing to REI we had planned for the day with our team was a no-go. :(. So they upped his meds and gave him some Valium, which helped tremendously! Wish we had it earlier:/ He's feeling much better now though. We did go outside for a couple of hours and got some sun in this beautiful weather we were having. It was wonderful! Hopefully tomorrow Josh is feeling good so he can take me out to the movies with the Bundy's! I'm so missing our date nights:/

Saturday

Well, josh woke up the same as yesterday. Spasms causing him to dry heave. :/. So they. Gave him more drugs, and by noon was feeling much better, so we went and hung out with the Bundy's at Nathan's sister's apartment pool just down the street. It was nice to get out and hang out with friends. Later, we went out to eat and bagged the movie so we could watch supercross. So me n Kylie played cards while the boys watched supercross on the iPad and basketball on t.v. Haha. It defiantly made our long weekend go by much faster and more enjoyable having them here. They are putting together a benefit dinner and auction for us in a couple of weeks in Moapa. Plus, they already did a 10% of all sales at their 2da9z store in Mesquite this month! Seriously some of the most sincere people I know :'). We are so blessed.

The Bundy's acting like the Rowley's.....or at least Codey. Haha!

Cohen getting mauled by his cousin and big sister. Haha!

 

Sunday

Today we just relaxed and hung out together. It was so nice outside, so we spent some time outside. Josh is finally getting some color to his skin. Speaking of color, check out how purple his scar is!

I guess it doesn't really look that purple, but in real life it does!

Josh and I took a little nap together in my bed at the apartments before I moved all the way out. It felt weird "moving out of my apartment and into my husband's apartment". It was like moving in together all over again after we got married....without the honeymoon :/ But it was WONDERFUL to snuggle next to him, even if it was only for a couple of hours. I have missed that so much!

Well, it has been 5 weeks since our life changing experience. Josh has come so far and has accomplished way more than we could have ever imagined. Whenever we are faced with overbearing trials, we automatically think 'how in the hell are we ever going to make it through this'? Even when we are being told over and over again that everything will all workout. People make it through this all the time. The best way I have made it thought these last 5 weeks was first, just taking it one day at a time. Whenever I start to look into the future, I feel like I can't breathe. But when I look at where I just came from, I realize it really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I know that was because I didn't do this alone. I chose to not do this alone. Heavenly Father has helped us both through this. I know he won't give anyone a trial they cannot handle. So I have had to put my complete trust in The Lord that he knows what he is doing, why we are going through this and that he will not leave us alone. I do not know the first two reasons, but I do know for a fact that he has not left us alone. If anything, this has brought us closer to Him than ever before and I know we will grow even closer as we continue on with our kids through this new life trial/blessing. However you want to look at it. To me, it depends on the day.

 

Monday

Today for wheelchair class, we went on a 2 mile "hike" to Starbucks. I guess Chris needed a coffee? Haha. The hospital is located on a hill, so no matter where you go, you will definately have a serious hill to climb! It was quite a workout, but it was a beautiful day to get out.

Mackenzie had Josh practice on independent padding and bed turns in a shared bed so he can get passed off for a queen bed soon and get out of his hospital bed. That is going to be interesting. But I am so glad to be able to at least sleep by him again. :) And anything will be better than this horrible pull out bed!

Then for PT, Joe tought him how to travel and transfer on an airplane.

 

 

Of course, no problem for him :)

We also met with the people who get him ready to drive with hand controls. I say, just give him a thumb throttle and he will be golden! Haha! He has been cleared to drive, soooooo.....<:0 They also will get us on the right path to getting the best hand controls for our vehicles and prepared for the DMV test he will have to pass when we get home. Fun...

 

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