Update for Thursday and Friday 11/9-10
Tyler had 2 days of some really hard therapy. He has been working hard on moving from bed to wheelchair and back again. He no longer uses the lift to move: he must do it himself and is doing a great job.
On Thursday, Tyler had a visit from Paul Skylar from Walden. Paul is presently in a wheelchair and plays for the rolling Knicks; a wheelchair basketball team. They have won numerous championships and have played in the Nets arena just to name a few. He was able to go outside and shoot a few baskets with Paul but he said it was very difficult and only made one basket. Shooting without using his lower body was very hard. Tyler also met Paul's coach; Joe Bravo who was also a very dynamic individual who intends on visiting Tyler again to talk to him about everything wheelchair related.
On Friday, a group of Physical Therapist students from Stony Brook University visited HHH. Tyler was one of the patients used to demonstrate PT techniques. It was interesting to note that Jeanine told the students that Tyler was one of the more advanced patients even though he was only at HHH for less than 2 weeks. He had to get in and out of bed for different groups and even got to show off his awesome wheelie skills for the students. On friday he had a very special visitor; Marley (our dog). She jumped up and gave him a bunch of wet kisses.
Tyler is looking forward to the weekend so he can rest up for next week. As he gets better with his transfers, he gets closer to being able to get out of the hospital for at least a few hours.
Thank you all for keeping Tyler in your prayers and expect to see him home for some quick visits soon.
We would like to express our sorrow to the Parasino family for the loss of their son, Jeffrey, earlier this week. Joanne and Jeff have helped us though our situation and we thank them for continuing to think of us even in midst of thier time of mourning. They are in our prayers and we ask everyone to pray for Jeffrey as well. Godspeed Jeffrey.
Love
Tyler, Lori Justin Keegan and Jay
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Tylers Weekend Nov 11/12
The weekend was quiet, spent mostly relaxing and resting up the muscles for next week. Tyler had a few visitors and was able to get some good rest. He watched the Jets win on Sunday but fell asleep before seeing the Giants stink up the stadium.
Saturday was nice enough to go outside and shoot some baskets. Kristin and Katie were visting and gor to see his basketball skills in action. Matt, Steven and Dan also came to visit and helped Tyler polish off some of his large stash of cookies and candy.
Tyler is looking forward to another week of getting stronger and working with the nice Therapists at HH. Maybe this week he will also tackle some of his homework!
Thank you to everyone all your help from food to donations to prayers for Tyler. We appreciate everything you have done, you are the best.
Love
Tyler, Lori Justin Keegan and Jay
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