May 27th 7:30 pm

We are still in rehab! And things are just getting better everyday. So, something pretty funny happened today. Acey was in his power chair (wheel chair) and he had it tilted back just a little and when it's tilted back it goes into turtle mode which is so slow. So I thought I'd turn up the speed so I cranked it all the way up and of course nothing happened because the chair was still tilted. Then I remembered that it couldn't be tilted so I put the chair down. I then told Acey he was good to go. Now at this time I had forgotten that I had cranked up the speed to max. So Acey pushed on the throttle and took off so stinking fast I mean these chairs can really move. He has a hard time moving his hand and he couldn't stop right away so me and the OT was running down the hall to try to help him stop. Oh, it was the funniest thing ever! I'm sure you had to be there to truly get the whole picture. Acey thought that was the best ever he just laughed and laughed.

May 23rd 9:30 pm

What a day!!!! Acey is doing so good, its so fun to see him improve day to day. Since Acey is done with his testing and treatments he is now ready for rehab. Tomorrow we will be checking into Rehab where we will stay there for about one week and then we will be home! We are so excited to have Acey home again but very nervous at the same time. We are going to use this time at home to just rest from the hospital life and when he gains a little more strength we will come back to Utah University Hospital to finish his rehab. Today was a great day!

May 22nd 7:00pm

I know that I haven't been blogging lately, and that's because I've taken a few days to go home and be with the kids, for their last week of school activities. Acey is doing so good, he is now back on the Floor and out of ICU. Things are continuing to look promising. He is now able to lift up his left leg and left arm which he was unable to do before. He will have his trach in for awhile and is getting pretty good with sign language, that is how he's been communicating for the past week. There is a voice box that they can attach to his trach so he can talk but that will take some practice. I just want to give a shout out to a couple of people that helped me out in a big way a few days ago. Thank you so much and my car is running great!!!

May 16th 9:00 pm

The surgery went really well today, everything went as planned.

May 14th 5:41 pm

Just a quick update, Acey's tracheotomy was postpone until Monday. Everything else is the same as before no major changes to report.

May 13th 1:22 pm

Here is the latest news on our situation. . . . Acey still has pneumonia and is still in ICU, the pneumonia is improving a little everyday, he is still on the ventilator but on the very lowest setting. He also lifted his left leg and left hand a little yesterday and today which is amazing!! Tomorrow Acey is going in to have a Tracheotomy. There are several reasons why this is going to take place, the number one reason is to protect his airway. Since his mussels in his throat are so weak we need to make sure that his air way is always open and has easy access if needed. Acey and I are very anxious to have this done, once it's done he will be able to talk again (in a few days), and he will be able to have the tube out of his mouth, plus we are hoping that it will help clear up his pneumonia faster. We are moving in the right direction, so things here are looking up.

May 9th 7:55 pm

Good news we just got some of the results back from his spinal tap and Acey's white blood cells are down again! We are so excited!! The count is now 34, so we have a little bit further to go. Tomorrow Acey is going to try this new machine out that will help him communicate with us a little better. With his eyes he will be able to spell out words, not sure how it works, I'm just hoping it does.