JENNY’S NEWS

I WALKED 2DAY!

I WAS DOING A USUAL SWIM THERAPY W/5 LB. WEIGHTS ON MY ANKLES 2 KEEP MY FEET DOWN, & WALKING ACROSS THE POOL (WHICH USUALLY CONSISTS OF ME STEPPING W/MY RT. FT., THEN MARK-WHO’S BEHIND ME, HOLDING ME-KICKING MY LT. LEG FORWARD, AFTER I BEND IT.) & WAS THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE (I HAVE A HARDER TIME SPEAKING WHEN I TRY-I ‘THINK 2 MUCH’) & TOOK AN AMAZING STEP W/MY LT. FT.

IT WAS SO ALARMING, MARK ASKED IF I JUST STEPPED W/MY LT. FT. I KNEW I HAD, BUT WAS UNSURE HOW. 2 MY RELIEF I DID IT MANY TIMES (BUT STILL WONDER IF I CAN DO IT AT THE NEXT SWIM THERAPY) BUT I HAD 2 RELY ON THE KNOWLEDGE IT WAS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE I’D DONE IT ONCE B4. NO SUBSEQUENT STEP WAS AS NICE-SOMEHOW THAT 1st STEP (I USED A DIFFERENT HIP MUSCLE & TOOK A ‘REAL’ STEP- SUBSEQUENT STEPS I HAD 2 TIPPY-TOE 2 BEND), BUT I MADE BOTH FEET MOVE! NOW IF ONLY MY TRUNK SUPPORT WAS THERE!

ABOUT MY ENSIGN ARTICLE, I FILLED OUT STUFF & IT DOESN’T GAURANTEE MY ARTICLE WILL BE PRINTED, BUT A HEFTY FEE IS PAID SO THEY CAN USE IT WHENEVER THEY CHOOSE. HOWEVER, I’M TERRIBLE AT KEEPING SECRETS, SO IT’S A GOOD THING I WASN’T TOLD WHEN I’D BE PUBLISHED! I JUST KNOW THEY CAN EDIT IT 2 FIT. ANY1 WHO KNOWS ME WELL, OR MY TESTIMONY, WILL KNOW IT WHEN THEY C THE TITLE-WHICH CHANGED 4 TIMES! UF U R NOT LDS/MORMON, WHEN/IF IT COMES OUT, I’LL POST A LINK-I ALWAYS USE THEIR AUDIO FILES.

MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT PEOPLE WILL THINK I WRITE ELOQUENTLY IF I TRY. I DON’T! REMEMBER I SAID THIS SAME ARTICLE WAS DENIED? THE MEAT WAS THERE ON BARE BONES. MY PARENTS SAW POTENTIAL & PICKED ME UP. MY MOM & MY BROTHER MIKE (CURRENTLY SERVING A MISSION 4 R CHURCH IN FINLAND) PUT FLESH ON THOSE BONES (1 PG. BECAME 2 & I ENSURED IT WAS STILL ‘MY WORDS’). LISA (MY OLDEST FRIEND-A PEN-PAL AT 12 YRS.) & MARK EDITED. IT WAS ACTUALLY MARK WHO INSPIRED THE FINAL TITLE, WHICH GAVE ME THE MOST GRIEF. SO, I DON’T STAND ALONE!

I STARTED WRITING AN ARTICLE THE WEEKEND ZACH WAS BAPTIZED-AUG. 2005. I HAVE HAD SOME HELP EXPANDING MY THOUGHTS & EDITING, & LAST NIGHT I FOUND OUT I’LL BE PUBLISHED IN A CHURCH MAGAZINE, THE ENSIGN! I’M SO GLAD-I FELT THIS SHOULD BE SHARED–& IT WAS TURNED DOWN ORIGINALLY (REMINDING ME OF MY TEEN YRS. WHEN I ENTERED A NEW ERA, ANOTHER CHURCH MAGAZINE, CONTEST). ODDLY, NEITHER PUBLICATION-THE ARTICLE OR MY SCRAPBOOK PG.–WOULD HAVE HAPPENED W/O HAVING MY STROKE! IN ORDER 2 KEEP IT SOMEWHAT A SURPRISE, I’M NOT SHARING MORE THAN THE KNOWLEDGE 2 LOOK 4 ME IN THE CHURCH MAGAZINE, THE ENSIGN . AREN’T I MEAN?

HAVE U SEEN ALL OF MY LAST 4-5 POSTS (2 ON MY CAMERA/MANNERS & 2 ON PARKING)? IT HAS BEEN A PIC. WEEK W/JESS MAKING AN APPLE PIE FROM SCRATCH, /MARK’S B-DAY, THANKSGIVING, MAKING GINGERBREAD HOUSES, & DEECORATING R X-MAS TREEE. LUCKILY MY CHAIR RAISES, LOWERS, & TILTS & MY REMOTE ZOOMS & TURNS ON/OFF MY CAMERA AS WELL AS TAKE A PIC. WHAT’S FRUSTRATING IS WINDOWS (THE BACKLIGHT IS MY ENEMY, BUT, LUCKILY, I CAN FIX THAT ON DIGITAL PICS), NOT ROOM 4 ME 2 GO WHERE I WANT 2 MANUVER (I HAVE 2 BE FAR BACK), NO WAY 2 GET ATTENTION-THOUGH I TRIED, & MY 3 YR. OLD NEICE WAS IRONICALLY THE BEST BY POSING & HOLDING A POSE 4 ME (SO CUTE), VERTICAL PICS (I ANTICIPATE CROPPING PICS MORE), & PEOPLE STANDING. OR MOVING (I MISS A LOT, BUT ALSO TAKE A TON, ANTICIPATING 2 DELETE A TON). I KNOW THAT AFTER MAKING GINGERBREAD HOUSES, I CLEANED OUT & ENDED UP W/OVER 30 DECENT PICS COMPARED 2 THE 10 OR SO I USUALLY GET-SURE, I COULDN’T GET SOME PICS I USUALLY GET, BUT SOMETHING HAS 2 BE SAID 4 JUST SITTING THERE!

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WHAT I TOLD MY STROKE SUPPORT GROUP:

most the time what we do is pull along side the space at the curb that we want to unload at and unload John, then the driver goes and parks the van.

THAT SEEMS LOGICAL, BUT I CAN’T DRIVE MY POWER CHAIR AT NIGHT. I HAVE DOUBLE-VISION & SEE WORSE AT NIGHT, SO I’D HAVE 2 SIT IN THE COLD, WAITING 4 MY HUSBAND, MARK. & LAST NIGHT THEY PARKED IN THE CROSS-HATCHES–EXTREMELY RUDE–SO I’D HAVE 2 WAIT IN THE STREET.

I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT HANDICAPPED PARKING CAN BE NARROW. FORTUNATELY, MARK CAN SQUEEZE OUT MY CHAIR W/O ME ON IT-I SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT (I’M TRANSFERED THERE BECAUSE I GET MORE SUPPORT BY NOT BEING BOUNCED IN BACK & CAN’T SPEAK IF I NEED HELP, & MY 9, 6, & 4 YR. OLD DON’T MESS W/MY SEAT BELT).