Well winter is trying to arrive in Alberta. I can see where it will be very difficult to travel with Matt. Hard to push the chair in the snow, even if it is only a little bit. When I drive the van, it makes me so nervous that it will be icy and so if you are ever behind a great big beast on the road and it is going very slowly, just be patient! It is just me! Psalms 4:8 "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety". A verse for the winter!
Matt continues to go to OT at Red Deer Hospital. They are going to measure him for a wheelchair but it might not be done until January. Hopefully it will be done sooner so we can get it for the New Year. We found out that because the manual chair he is in now causes him to get neck aches.
Friday I took Matt for some LILT treatment for his neck. I give dad so much credit for driving the beast all the way from Sask. I gave myself a headache just driving 13 kms! The van sways like a boat in water when it hits a bump. And dad drove it before it was properly fixed so Matt said it was even worse. Matt and I went to look at a Dodge Sprinter. It is a great big 10 seater that has 5"9' doors at the back and when you stand inside it is over 6 feet. It wouldn't take much to make it wheelchair accessible and we would still have room for 5 people to sit. But will have to wait and see what the final cost will be. It is a buyers market right now so hopefully it will be reasonably priced. After we looked at the van, we went over to the mall to do some shopping. Found some great gifts and Matt enjoyed the outing. Their were many people in wheelchairs so we were checking out their wheels.
Yesterday Matt and I went back to town to pick up his computer, which is all fixed up. IT is working great. Decided to head to the mall again and ran in to some friends of ours that have read the blog since day one and were very excited to finally meet Matt. They couldn't get over how good he was looking. By the time we left it was dark and getting icy so we headed home slowly.
Right now Matt and Jonmarie are playing Wii and are having a great time. It is a wonderful way for Matt and Jonmarie to spend time together and also for Matt to get some exercise on the weekend. He was in bed most of the afternoon because our power was off for 4 hours and the house was freezing! Can't wait until they get our new natural gas fireplace hooked up so next time we can have heat.
Big hello to everyone and will keep you updated. Mom has a email address now. It is jgustafson1@hotmail.com
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great to hear you had a good time at the mall matty.i have been to the mall a couple of times now and it is really busy. i am not a grat lover of lots of people around so i dont stay long. we finally got out kitchen suite qand greg and i set 3 of them up so nowwe have chairs to sit on. our sofa still isnt here or the box spring for our bed so we are on the floor with the mattress yet. but its coming.hopefully going home for christmas as greg has 4 days off but will have to be back sunday. take care and drive careful.look forward to your blog.ella
Hello Matthew. Sounds like things are going okay with you and the rest of the group. You keep them all in line and don't let them boss you around too much.
Glad to see your mom has her own e-mail. Now we can keep in touch. She is HARD to get on the phone. Just kidding - I haven't tried that many times. I miss her.
Talk to you soon, take care and love you lots. Auntie Sandy
Hey Matt another try at posting a comment, my first one did not go as I planned so I took it off and tried again, I guess I can't type as fast as I think. I should have asked one of the kids for help haha. Things are busy here, as always. Josh's team is doing well this year. He has decided that he does want to be a goalie, and seems to be really happy. Marty is back and forth as usual. Kelsey is always busy and Randi sounds like she is busy at work right now. Amanda and Chad have moved and seem to be getting settled. The Blues are doing well again this year, so needless to say we get our fill of hockey. Sounds like your road conditions are much like ours right now, it sure can be frustrating. Take care, talk to you soon.
Candice
Hi Matt-
Keepin' Shelleys driving skills up eh? Keep trying those new exercises an doing more than they expect and it'll pay off-you have come a long way - praying for you. YY
MY Little Turkey. Checking out the wheels on the chairs in the mall were you, not who was in them you cant fool me like your big sis.The food court is a great place to sit and find your crew when you dont know where to look (even some nice scenery) for them.So hope you get that new chair quickly. Have you taught your nieces to play crib yet then you could win once in awhile. Just kidding. Just thinking back to when your dad and I would play you and Nolan dont think you guys won a game did you. Getting ready for the big day havent done much shopping yet dreading that mall. Must get ready for work now so will say so long for now. Say hi to all for us and Merry Christmas and a better New Year.
Hi -If you guys are hogging the warm weather send some this way-it's frosty tonight-we just got home from Saskatoon from a 100th birthday celebration for Bryce's uncle. Take care!
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