Good bye 2010.....bring on 2011 !!!

Hi folks, it's been a while since I last wrote so here's an update.
Much has happened lately with some news articles on my story. First 
came a story from the Belleville Intelligencer (Dec 31st - Posted below). Well 
written by reporter Luke Hendry. Then St. Mary's did a story on me for their newsletter. Click here to read it. It's on page three or 4 under "Conquering adversity".
So -  yes - I'm
 pretty much famous.... my head is so big I can't get through 
doorways.



Rehab update
So exciting now as I was introduced to a treadmill at 
the hospital and I can do it -  although at a slow speed. So, with some 
trust fund money, we went and purchased a treadmill and it will arrive
 soon. My goal will be to participate in a 5 k run here in town in 
April. Now I will cheat a bit and use a 4-wheel walker. It will be 
much closer to walking then running, but I am determined to do it!
 Walking at BGH is coming along well with my time occupied going up and 
down the hallways with my awesome instructor, Natasha, and a cane and 
balancing, balancing, balancing.

Odds and Ends

Team at St. Mary's

If your ever bored google 
"paragolfer". It's amazing to know there's a machine out there that
 will enable me to golf!

  Just returned from a clinic to St. Mary's and all is well. Still hope 
to return to work end of April. I have been asked by St. Mary's if I
 would participate in a medical amputee clinic for new students wishing 
to head into that field of medicine...takes place on Jan 25th.



Raffle draw
All ticket stubs and money will need to be collected by
 Sunday Jan 16th and we hope to do the draw on Monday evening Jan 17th.
 Our honorary raffle draw selector will be Mackenzie Bennett. If you
 might recall from an earlier post, Mackenzie was the young lady, along with 
her mom Darlene, who gave me the little stuffed lion that she named
 'Courage' while I was at St Mary's. We will video tape the drawing of 
the two lucky winners and post here on this blog.