Support Bob in the Relay for Life!

Dear Friends and Family,  

     On Saturday, May 1, 2010, Bob and I are taking part in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life®, to celebrate the one-year milestone of Bob’s stroke recovery. We are also walking in honor of our brother in-law, Jeff Hinkley, a cancer survivor whose passion for life, unconditional love, and daily support has been a huge force in Bob’s recovery.

     We’re walking with Team ESS (my work team) and we’re hoping you will help us raise $1000 (or at least $500 each). Bob has been training at the Loma Linda Rehab Center and we plan to beat his personal best of 18 minutes. Whew!  We’d love to have you watch and cheer Bob on if you have time, but if you don’t, just donate money! Here’s the link to Bob’s personal donation page:   http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY10CA?px=15524387&pg=personal&fr_id=20534

Every step is one more step towards Bob’s full recovery and we’re helping others as well. We’re so grateful for all of your love and support. Please visit Bob’s personal web page to make a secure, tax-deductible online donation. Every dollar matters! 

Thank you in advance for your donation and we will keep you updated on our progress. We love you!

Warmly,

Sharon and Bob

Bob and Sharon's Spring Break!

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Dear Friends and Family,
Boo-hoo! Spring break is over! Although we didn't go anywhere exotic, I took the week off and had a wonderful time just being with the Bob. I got to witness Bob's miraculous recovery in progress at Loma Linda Outpatient Rehab and my, oh, my, he and this angel therapists are truly something to watch in action. Here are Bob's latest miracles:

• Treadmill walking 17 minutes @ 2.3-2.5 mph
• Relearning how to do Sudoku (which he used to do everyday B.S.)
• Bench pressing his cane @ 2 sets of 20 with minimal assistance barely touching his right elbow)
• Shaking hands with everyone - lots of practice with activating his right arm and hand
• Missing only 4 on the Boston Naming Test (he had to name items with minimal cueing and Cynthia said that she was supposed to stop when he missed 6 but he never got past 4) and they were uncommon things. He was a man on fire in speech and Cynthia said he did "impressively very well". 
• Getting his weekly Friday massage from newest angel, massage therapist, Irene 

It was so beautiful so we got to have sun time at the park where we ate frozen yogurt and read his novel aloud together. I go back to work and will miss him but it's almost June! Retirement is scary - I can't imagine not going to work every day but I am so looking forward to focusing on Bob's recovery. 


That's it for now! Take care and much love,


Sharon   (Bob's biggest fan) 

Happy Easter, Bob, and Other Miracles!

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Dear Family and Friends,

Can you believe that we've been in the trenches for over eleven months? And we're still here! Whoo-hoo! We wish you the best this Easter!

We spent the day with family at Sonia and Jeff's just kicking back, eating a lot of food, and watching The Blind Side. The big excitement came when the 7.2 Mexicali earthquake shook the earth but we kept right on eating and saying, "We're having an earthquake."

Jeanie was our Bobwatcher while Shadi's in Korea with Bill. Although we LOVE Shadi's support, Bob is enjoying Jeanie's attention immensely. Jeanie is the quietest and calmest of the four sisters and Bob is a quiet man so it's a good combination. Besides, she's a super cook (like Shadi, who makes Bob "dang good" meals).  Jeanie is also a "Healing Touch" certified and gives him massages so life with Jeanie is pretty good.

Jeanie said that she's amazed at Bob's progress and determination in therapy. His miracles during her watch were: (1) flexing his hand back and up and (2) walking 10 minutes at 2.5 mph on the treadmill, singing "Margaritaville"! The Walk-Aide is jolting Bob to lift his knee, foot, and toes so that his gait will continue to improve. If only there was a similar device that could help him with his speech. We just work patiently at it and pray for lots of improvements every day.


Well, I'd better get to bed. Happy Easter, all!

Warmly,

Sharon