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A Note from Tyler
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spyderbret
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Tyler, you can do it!!! Glad to see you are on the mend. Keep your spirits up and stay focused. Like I tell my kids, time is going to pass either way. You have two choices. Do what you need to do and achieve your goals no matter what or let the time waste away. I am glad to see you are making the choice to succeed!!!
My thoughts and prayers are with you always. Keep healing and we will see you soon!!!
Tyler, you can do it!!! Glad to see you are on the mend. Keep your spirits up and stay focused. Like I tell my kids, time is going to pass either way. You have two choices. Do what you need to do and achieve your goals no matter what or let the time waste away. I am glad to see you are making the choice to succeed!!!
My thoughts and prayers are with you always. Keep healing and we will see you soon!!!
FJR-RemingtonRider
Their Sunset / My Sunrise
Tyler, an incredible post and much appreciated.
As I became a member after your accident, I have monitored the post and your healing and recovery. I must say that your spiritual strength is definitely strong and will get you through this journey in your life.
Prayer changes things in the utmost, and those whom you quoted in your post; said what prayer actually is. People are simply passing through your days to affirm that you are not alone and prayers are being answered.
Remain encouraged and steadfast in your recovery; for with your persistent positive attitude you are living a testimony to many.
As I became a member after your accident, I have monitored the post and your healing and recovery. I must say that your spiritual strength is definitely strong and will get you through this journey in your life.
Prayer changes things in the utmost, and those whom you quoted in your post; said what prayer actually is. People are simply passing through your days to affirm that you are not alone and prayers are being answered.
Remain encouraged and steadfast in your recovery; for with your persistent positive attitude you are living a testimony to many.
You folks are the bestest... I so appreciate the good wishes and juju... it means more that any words I could write.
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Mooseonagoose
Well-known member
Hi Tyler, I've been a bit of a truant on the board for a spell lately, so I'm just pokin' around seein' what I've missed & catchin' up a little... It's SO NICE to see that you're back with us & have posted just today, ...in the last couple of hours even, COOOOL! I'm really proud of the effort and the progress you're makin'!! I honestly don't know whether I could pull it off, you're one gutsy lady! Good On Ya Gal!!! .....heck of a training regimen to endure my dear, but look at it this way the regular old run o'the mill psychological challenge is gonna seem like a relative hill o'beans to you henceforth.
Compassion. Funny how we can find it and give it in spades to others but be so stingy with it for ourselves.
After last week's revelations, I started the week new and fresh but was still fighting the negativity I felt toward my legs. I would look at them and think how ugly and horrific they were... who would ever want to look at these things? So I called a good friend of mine, Mary, who always is able to draw things out that are within myself that I just lose track of or didn't even know were there.
I was in tears saying how much I hated my legs... they were weak and didn't work the way I wanted them to. Our conversation went something like this:
M: Ok, so your legs are the weakest part of your body... what is the strongest part?
T: My heart.
M: So what does your heart say when it looks at your legs.
T: Oh, you poor babies... everything you've been through and you're still hanging in there with me! And I loved them at that moment... I found compassion for myself and my body.
That afternoon, in my regularly scheduled PT appt, I stayed up in the standing frame for 10 minutes (longest up to that point was 5) and then, drum roll please... I walked. It was between two parallel bars about hip height (using the hands/arms to balance), was pretty wobbly, about 8 steps but I WALKED. Then I sat back down in my wheelchair and did what any normal blooded woman would do... I cried. Tears of joy, elation, surprise, gratitude, and, yes, compassion. I still have lots of hard work to do but know that I can do it.
On the medical front, we had to abandon the VAC System as it was causing a bacterial infection on the grafted skin under the dressing (little white zit things... icky!). Once we stopped using that method, the infection cleared up right away. So it's back to dressing changes three times a day... oh well, it was kind of a pain in the butt being attached to a machine with a bunch of tubes and leak alarms that would go off at 3 a.m. so I don't miss it too much.
And I may be getting sprung soon! Oct 29th was the date mentioned but it may be earlier depending on insurance approval. My surgical doc wants me to go home, continue rehab and get stronger before they do the skin graft on my left side that will be needed. She's concerned that if we do it now, it'll set me back (I'll have to be in bed for 5-7 days after the graft) so she wants me to come back in a couple of weeks. There are times when I think I can't do all of this for another 3-4 weeks but then I remember I don't... I just have to do it right now.
So that will mean a flurry of figuring things out - in home nursing care, rehab stuff, etc. but it will be so lovely to have a little bit of freedom. I'll be staying with my friend, Sue, who has graciously offered to let me hang at her house since it's more wheelchair friendly than my 2-story townhouse until I get stronger and can manage stairs.
So my lovely extended family, that is the latest update for this week. Stay tuned for the continuing saga of "As Tyler Turns."
Much love,
Tyler
P.S. Please know that I read and and am grateful for every one of your posts and messages and wish there were more hours in the day to reply to everyone but for now it will have to be living vicariously through the internet!
After last week's revelations, I started the week new and fresh but was still fighting the negativity I felt toward my legs. I would look at them and think how ugly and horrific they were... who would ever want to look at these things? So I called a good friend of mine, Mary, who always is able to draw things out that are within myself that I just lose track of or didn't even know were there.
I was in tears saying how much I hated my legs... they were weak and didn't work the way I wanted them to. Our conversation went something like this:
M: Ok, so your legs are the weakest part of your body... what is the strongest part?
T: My heart.
M: So what does your heart say when it looks at your legs.
T: Oh, you poor babies... everything you've been through and you're still hanging in there with me! And I loved them at that moment... I found compassion for myself and my body.
That afternoon, in my regularly scheduled PT appt, I stayed up in the standing frame for 10 minutes (longest up to that point was 5) and then, drum roll please... I walked. It was between two parallel bars about hip height (using the hands/arms to balance), was pretty wobbly, about 8 steps but I WALKED. Then I sat back down in my wheelchair and did what any normal blooded woman would do... I cried. Tears of joy, elation, surprise, gratitude, and, yes, compassion. I still have lots of hard work to do but know that I can do it.
On the medical front, we had to abandon the VAC System as it was causing a bacterial infection on the grafted skin under the dressing (little white zit things... icky!). Once we stopped using that method, the infection cleared up right away. So it's back to dressing changes three times a day... oh well, it was kind of a pain in the butt being attached to a machine with a bunch of tubes and leak alarms that would go off at 3 a.m. so I don't miss it too much.
And I may be getting sprung soon! Oct 29th was the date mentioned but it may be earlier depending on insurance approval. My surgical doc wants me to go home, continue rehab and get stronger before they do the skin graft on my left side that will be needed. She's concerned that if we do it now, it'll set me back (I'll have to be in bed for 5-7 days after the graft) so she wants me to come back in a couple of weeks. There are times when I think I can't do all of this for another 3-4 weeks but then I remember I don't... I just have to do it right now.
So that will mean a flurry of figuring things out - in home nursing care, rehab stuff, etc. but it will be so lovely to have a little bit of freedom. I'll be staying with my friend, Sue, who has graciously offered to let me hang at her house since it's more wheelchair friendly than my 2-story townhouse until I get stronger and can manage stairs.
So my lovely extended family, that is the latest update for this week. Stay tuned for the continuing saga of "As Tyler Turns."
Much love,
Tyler
P.S. Please know that I read and and am grateful for every one of your posts and messages and wish there were more hours in the day to reply to everyone but for now it will have to be living vicariously through the internet!
FJRONAMISSION
Flying at the speed of smell ;))
Keep going!!........... you WILL make it!!......... Don't make me pull this
car over and come back there....... :>
Good ta see ya straightening out SBR too..............
B
car over and come back there....... :>
Good ta see ya straightening out SBR too..............
B
We're with you kid.
More victories coming. :clapping:
More victories coming. :clapping:
rogdeb
Scouser
For sure, more victories. Baby steps Tyler - each step a minor victory until the battle is won. We're with you.
Niehart
Pie Smuggler
Baby steps are good! Wahooooooo :fan_1:
huron52
Well-known member
Super!
Excellent reading , excellent news , excellent progress!
Excellent reading , excellent news , excellent progress!
Rolavine
Well-known member
I can't imagine how much struggle it has taken to get to this point and how much more is yet to go.
It is good to put a human face on the sort of fight for our lives we may find ourselves in at any instant.
All I can think of at this moment is a scene from the old movie "The Grapes of Wrath".
Tom Jode. played by a young Henry Fonda in rags, is with a gas station attendent, in a clean white uniform, getting some cents worth of gas put into the overloded, steaming, model T pickup truck, as the entire family is headed toward California.
The gas station attendent say to Tom, 'It sure must take a lot of courage to try and cross the desert in this old wreck'.
Tom looks back at him and says 'It don't take no courage if you ain't got no choice'.
It is good to put a human face on the sort of fight for our lives we may find ourselves in at any instant.
All I can think of at this moment is a scene from the old movie "The Grapes of Wrath".
Tom Jode. played by a young Henry Fonda in rags, is with a gas station attendent, in a clean white uniform, getting some cents worth of gas put into the overloded, steaming, model T pickup truck, as the entire family is headed toward California.
The gas station attendent say to Tom, 'It sure must take a lot of courage to try and cross the desert in this old wreck'.
Tom looks back at him and says 'It don't take no courage if you ain't got no choice'.
08FJR4ME
-WYNPRO-
My youngest son had to the vac system and it worked fine for him. He was in shriners in boston for about 6 weeks a couple of years ago. I am very glad to see that your progressing so well. Keep up the hard work your doing great kid.Compassion. Funny how we can find it and give it in spades to others but be so stingy with it for ourselves.
After last week's revelations, I started the week new and fresh but was still fighting the negativity I felt toward my legs. I would look at them and think how ugly and horrific they were... who would ever want to look at these things? So I called a good friend of mine, Mary, who always is able to draw things out that are within myself that I just lose track of or didn't even know were there.
I was in tears saying how much I hated my legs... they were weak and didn't work the way I wanted them to. Our conversation went something like this:
M: Ok, so your legs are the weakest part of your body... what is the strongest part?
T: My heart.
M: So what does your heart say when it looks at your legs.
T: Oh, you poor babies... everything you've been through and you're still hanging in there with me! And I loved them at that moment... I found compassion for myself and my body.
That afternoon, in my regularly scheduled PT appt, I stayed up in the standing frame for 10 minutes (longest up to that point was 5) and then, drum roll please... I walked. It was between two parallel bars about hip height (using the hands/arms to balance), was pretty wobbly, about 8 steps but I WALKED. Then I sat back down in my wheelchair and did what any normal blooded woman would do... I cried. Tears of joy, elation, surprise, gratitude, and, yes, compassion. I still have lots of hard work to do but know that I can do it.
On the medical front, we had to abandon the VAC System as it was causing a bacterial infection on the grafted skin under the dressing (little white zit things... icky!). Once we stopped using that method, the infection cleared up right away. So it's back to dressing changes three times a day... oh well, it was kind of a pain in the butt being attached to a machine with a bunch of tubes and leak alarms that would go off at 3 a.m. so I don't miss it too much.
And I may be getting sprung soon! Oct 29th was the date mentioned but it may be earlier depending on insurance approval. My surgical doc wants me to go home, continue rehab and get stronger before they do the skin graft on my left side that will be needed. She's concerned that if we do it now, it'll set me back (I'll have to be in bed for 5-7 days after the graft) so she wants me to come back in a couple of weeks. There are times when I think I can't do all of this for another 3-4 weeks but then I remember I don't... I just have to do it right now.
So that will mean a flurry of figuring things out - in home nursing care, rehab stuff, etc. but it will be so lovely to have a little bit of freedom. I'll be staying with my friend, Sue, who has graciously offered to let me hang at her house since it's more wheelchair friendly than my 2-story townhouse until I get stronger and can manage stairs.
So my lovely extended family, that is the latest update for this week. Stay tuned for the continuing saga of "As Tyler Turns."
Much love,
Tyler
P.S. Please know that I read and and am grateful for every one of your posts and messages and wish there were more hours in the day to reply to everyone but for now it will have to be living vicariously through the internet!
Tyler Fan club! :yahoo:
Today was one of the most achingly beautiful days I've ever experienced. As I walked out the door of the hospital and the cool fall air hit me, the tears started to well up... I almost died but I'm still here and everything is just so precious... then we turn the corner to find The Posse awaiting to escort me home... I've never seen such a wonderful set of mugs in my life and the moment just overwhelmed me... the love, the joy, the smiles, the moment forever etched in my memory.
I cannot thank everyone enough for their prayers, support, smiles, spirit, jokes, and well wishes. I truly believe that you all played a part in my healing and I will always be grateful. And special thanks to the ramp elves, Jaime (aka my sister!), Shannon, my Mom and Ed, Sue, Susan, John, Leslie, Audrey, the various Mikes and Michaels, Robin/CDogman, and so many of you who have stepped up and done so much for me.
After a yummy dinner and a scrumptious glass of wine, I'm now contentedly tucked into Sue's guest room in a nice queen-size bed with a toasty comforter to keep me warm eating a peanut butter cookie (thanks DirtyDave... those were a BIG hit as they are my favorite... Sue wasn't complaining either! lol). and looking at the smiling faces of those who were there and reading the words of those there in spirit. I truly am blessed.
Remember to slow down and appreciate the "little" things in your lives, folks... tell those who you love that you love them... don't wait for another day... don't leave things hanging... take a moment to enjoy the beauty of the wispy clouds against the blue clouds on a fall day... the scent of the rain... the curve of the face of someone you love... I hope I never lose the ability to do that ever again... to rush through my day and not find something joyous in it, no matter how small. I wish the same for each of you.
I know the journey for me is not over yet and I'm sure there will be difficult days but knowing I have the strength and love of all the people in my life will help me to persevere and overcome those speed bumps in the road ahead.
Again, thank you to each and every one of you... I think I need to go get a tissue cause I'm crying again...
With love,
Tyler
I cannot thank everyone enough for their prayers, support, smiles, spirit, jokes, and well wishes. I truly believe that you all played a part in my healing and I will always be grateful. And special thanks to the ramp elves, Jaime (aka my sister!), Shannon, my Mom and Ed, Sue, Susan, John, Leslie, Audrey, the various Mikes and Michaels, Robin/CDogman, and so many of you who have stepped up and done so much for me.
After a yummy dinner and a scrumptious glass of wine, I'm now contentedly tucked into Sue's guest room in a nice queen-size bed with a toasty comforter to keep me warm eating a peanut butter cookie (thanks DirtyDave... those were a BIG hit as they are my favorite... Sue wasn't complaining either! lol). and looking at the smiling faces of those who were there and reading the words of those there in spirit. I truly am blessed.
Remember to slow down and appreciate the "little" things in your lives, folks... tell those who you love that you love them... don't wait for another day... don't leave things hanging... take a moment to enjoy the beauty of the wispy clouds against the blue clouds on a fall day... the scent of the rain... the curve of the face of someone you love... I hope I never lose the ability to do that ever again... to rush through my day and not find something joyous in it, no matter how small. I wish the same for each of you.
I know the journey for me is not over yet and I'm sure there will be difficult days but knowing I have the strength and love of all the people in my life will help me to persevere and overcome those speed bumps in the road ahead.
Again, thank you to each and every one of you... I think I need to go get a tissue cause I'm crying again...
With love,
Tyler
ahchiu
FJR Commander
Tyler,
Good news, glad your making a great recovery
Good news, glad your making a great recovery
rogdeb
Scouser
:clapping: :clapping: Wonderful news Tyler :yahoo:
And excellent words and thoughts to mull over.
And excellent words and thoughts to mull over.
FJRay
Well-known member
It just keeps getting better. keep it up. :yahoo:
RsvlFeej
RsvlFeej
"I know the journey for me is not over yet ..."
Remember, we are all on our own journeys Tyler, and we get as much from you as we may give. I am truly pleased at the progress you have been making on your personal journey. Please continue to let us know of the progress you make.
And don't forget to give us some **** occassionally, OK?
Remember, we are all on our own journeys Tyler, and we get as much from you as we may give. I am truly pleased at the progress you have been making on your personal journey. Please continue to let us know of the progress you make.
And don't forget to give us some **** occassionally, OK?
