Enjoying life before the accident. Josh was about 14-15 years old. He and his friends made their own bike jumps.

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We have 5 children and 5 grandchildren with one on the way. Eric and I were married in 1984 and are still together today. We met in church and raised our kids in that same church, We are still very involved at this same church. God has been there for us through many ups and downs in our family life. We have struggled with children with ADD, hyperactivity, strong wills, addictions, and one that became paralyzed at the age of 15 due to a car-pedestrian accident...he was the pedestrian. Eric and I have had to work through relationship issues (as do most couples), job loss, and financial problems. Even though we are believers, that doesn't mean we will never have problems. We just know that God is there for us through these struggles. There has been a lot of growth through these times.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

NEW THERAPY
We are hoping to get permission from Josh's doctor to start some new therapy. We meet with the doctor December 1st. The Rehab Institute of Michigan (RIM) is located in the Detroit area, but will be opening another branch here in the Grand Rapids area soon. This therapy trains paralyzed people to walk again. They work the leg muscles so that new nerve pathways are created to get messages back up through the spinal cord and to the brain. We have been asking the doctor from the very beginning to try this kind of therapy, but she hasn't given the okay yet. After reviewing Josh's biofeedback results we are hoping she will see that this therapy could help strengthen the muscles that were detected during biofeedback. We are very impressed with the results people are getting at the Institute. Josh has to get the chance to see if it will work for him.