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Update #216

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:07:59 -0800

Snowed in here still and all froze up. All construction has been put on hold for a while until things warm up which totally sucks. We missed pouring concrete by one day but on a high note we had a visit from Lornie Coates the other night. Her husband Doug and the Lordco group put on the West Coast Classic Invitational Golf Tournament and again this year Travis was one of the lucky people they have decided to help. Lordco has been a long time sponsors of Travis and for them to continue to support him is nothing short of amazing. Trav was lucky enough to go to school with Jen Coates and got to know the whole family. In fact Lornie was telling us the other night how Trav was nice enough to do donuts all over there yard while there was a party there and the parents were away a few years back. hmm that doesn't sound like Trav..oh wait yes it does..sorry...Anyway l want to thank all the contributors and players that support the golf tourney but most of all the whole Coates family. We have been looking into taking Trav for a new therapy called the Loco mat it is basically a computer controlled walking machine that is capable of telling how much input the person has in his legs while hanging in the standing position. Its very cool and expensive to go to and like so many things that actually work its not covered by medical so this money will go along way to making this happen. Again thanks everyone ....Doug

Update #215

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:23:14 -0800

Trav still moving forward and were lucky with the help we now have coming to the house. Its hard to keep it from getting boring for Trav because a lot of his therapy is so repetitive but we do our best. Looking forward to xmas at home this year although really missing my Alberta friends. Hopefully race season will start early and we can get back there soon. Want to thank everyone for keeping Trav in your thoughts and also want to wish everyone and there families a merry christmas and a happy new year....Doug

Update #214

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:10:03 -0800

Things are actually starting to happen . We have a new girl that has started today and she will be here 5 days a week for a few hours a day. Hopefully her and Trav will have some kind of bond and he will work hard for her. We also received arm pulleys so Trav can do more exercising and make his arms stronger. Miriam and Sonya have been coming a lot and have had Trav up in the standing position. He needs a lot of support but he gets stronger everyday. We can see it in his eyes how proud he is of himself doing this he wants to walk so bad and l have no doubt that he will. Starting in January we are going to start building a new shop. Once again it will be the Hazelwood gang taking the lead only thing different is this time l will be here to ask dumb questions and get in the way. I think Trav is as excited as l am about the shop and were hoping to use it as another tool for motivation. It will be handicap friendly and our hope is for Trav to spent as much time out in the shop with me as possible. Being around racecars will be good for all of us. l know this might sound strange to want to be around racing and racecars but this is what we do....Doug

Update #213

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:58:00 -0800

Was just reading Dylan Hales caring bridge and his dad Chris said sorry for not doing updates and l realized how overdue l am. Dylan is a young man like Trav who had his life changed in a matter of seconds also. His family is much like ours and refuse to give up and just like Trav , Dylan will get better also. Now that were home we are finally getting everything up to speed for Trav and its slowly shows in his progress. Trav gets frustrated at times cause theres so much he wants to do and say but its not happening fast enough for him. Its hard to keep him up beat about things cause he knows whats going on. After over 2 years his left arm is moving more each day so thats exciting for all of us. One of Travs teachers named Liz from Ponoka came for a visit a few weeks ago . Its was so nice to see her and to know that the people from there care enough to come by for a visit. Trav and l both miss the people from Ponoka. Still waiting on more rehab equipment but its on the way so lm told. We thought we had our act together before we brought Trav home but we were wrong. Dealing with the ministry is very slow and were lucky to have some great people pulling for us but anyone that knows me can tell you how impatient l can be especially when it comes to Trav but it will all work out. Trav is now swimming twice a week as well as all the other things we have on the go but it would be nice to get more physio for him as Jen only gets here twice a week. We have been so lucky to have Mirian and Sonya coming also . They work at Kathys hospital and come on there own time to help Trav . To say these two are special would be a complete understatement. Still a little home sick for Alberta. Miss the people there a lot. Hope to get back for a visit soon....Doug

Update #212

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:34:54 -0700

Trav still progressing well. We are starting to get people in place for his rehabs. As luck would have it Trav has a young cute physio girl coming twice a week that he really likes and l can tell he tries extra hard to impress her. Want to thank all the visitors we continue to have. Last night Lornie and Jen Coates were here and as always brought some very cool stuff for Trav. Still waiting for his intellikeys so Trav can start doing these updates . Hopefully it will be here soon. Today is swimming day and this is something Trav likes also. But by far his favourite thing to do is getting in the hot tub. We do this at least every other night. Travs temp control is messed up still and he is always cold so he cant get enough of the hot tub. Kenny is back in Alberta working on the oil rigs so Trav is missing him as well but ken comes home every two weeks for a week. This has been another tragic week in motorsports and just wanted to say lm thinking of the Weldon family....RIP DW

Update #211

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:47:27 -0700

Two years ago today while doing something we all loved our lives changed forever. We cant look back now only look forward and l just want to say how proud l am of Trav for the way he continues to work so hard. I'm sure he has had thoughts of giving up because it would be so easy but its just not the way he is. There are so many people to thank for all the support we have had but there's just way to many of you. From the nurses and doctors in Indy that kept Trav alive to the Staff in Ponoka that got us on the road to recovery and everyone in between from the bottom of my heart l thank you. Knowing there are so many people out there pulling for Trav is a very special feeling as a parent and we will continue to work as hard as we can to get him better. Every time l read a comment on facebook or caring bridge it makes us work that much harder. Anyway don't want to babble on just want to says thanks to everyone for the continued support...Doug