Janel & Gary's Photos, Music, and News...: Yes! Progress!

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Yes! Progress!

Feeling pretty good about the bike project today... Found the rather rare set of Krauser luggage bags with their mounting brackets. These are a tough item to find now a days... Road trip to Kittery (first in a long time) to get em Wednesday.

The really neat thing about this set is that the locks actually work. On my original machine, those locks never functioned.. No one ever tried, but if they had they could have taken the bags and all that was in them. Something that always stayed in mind when parking and leaving the bike.. Little steps in the right direction on the project are really uplifting now... Makes me push the therapy harder.. Love to do a fall motorcycle ride... Still searching for the right bike though... know what I need, and the bike build-up planning is in place.. Need the raw bike though.. prices are high.. Been through this before and know there will be plenty of work to do on it to get it where I want and need it to be...

Other progress...

If I make a fist with my right hand, I can touch my nose with it.. I know.. big deal.. Well, as easy as that sounds it is a major improvement over what limited movement I had. Working it hard.. using torture tools (see pics in photo section) as much and as often as I can stand.. Doctors and therapy people think may never get my arm to fully straighten, but think I can prove them wrong on that. I need to do it quickly though.. Scar tissue toughens with time, and that is whats holding me back.. Hurts to push it, but I got things I want to do that don't include limited arm extension... we'll see...

Rotation of forearm is improving, but got a ways to go there yet.. doing hammer exercises.. Expect to have a new torture device for that after tomorrow... pics to follow.

Shoulder motion improving as well..

Legs are improving... can hobble a few steps around apartment without cane.. Walking in pool a couple days a week really helps.. Tiring but good..

Foot is a mess, all the bones have fused together, but I can stuff it in a shoe, and probably a boot so I can live with it.. no choice anyway.. I can stand on it and the ankle bends OK..

That's all for tonight folks... be well.

GDW

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The Rat Cat Story - by Janel

Rat cat came to us in a strange way. I was looking out at the greening of sping taking place when I heard a strange sound under the shrubs. I walked around to the front of the bushes and there underneath was what looked like an injured rat or squirrel. Upon further investigation it turned out to be a 5 month old kitten with an abscess so large that he looked like Quasimodo. He was so sick that he allowed me to pick him up and wrap him in a towel. I immediately took him to the vet where he stayed for a couple of days. Apparently he was bit by either another cat or rodent - therefore his name is rat cat. He has been a member of our family for 9 years. He is really a character and very loyal to me. He actually sleeps on my pillow every night and is very aware of any little hurts that we may have. He lays his body on the injured place and seems to think he is healing you. he is a joy and tribulation all in one.

Alexander's History.... Gary

Alexander came into this world, as do many kitties - homeless, very small and not so sure to survive. Cowering in a small and cold steel cage in a bleak shelter, he pulled at my heart strings and I happily added him to my life. He started out tiny, so I thought he needed a big name, thus Alexander the Great. He has since grown to meet his name. He is a big lug but very sweet and affectionate. He can meow up a storm when he wants his chow, which is so often he's on a diet now.

He is an American Short hair tabby cat who has many cute tricks....

He rubs noses and taps on my shoulder when he wants my attention and at meal times'

One cute gesture he taught himself was giving a high five. That was his first trick and it still cracks me up after 10 years.

At night he waits for me to pull back the covers and say, "let's settle in", and thats just what he does. He snuggles into his spot by my side and there he sleeps comfy and cozy all night.

He is a great cat, that Alexander... Whoops.. have to go, Alex is calling me for chow. Time to go , dont want to keep the big guy waiting.

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